After flying high against the Waynesfield-Goshen Tigers last Tuesday, the New Knoxville Rangers came back down to earth. The game between New Knoxville and Versailles wasn't particularly close, with New Knoxville falling 58-41. While losing is never fun, New Knoxville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 620th, while Versailles is ranked 97th).
Despite the defeat, New Knoxville saw an underclassman step up: Addi Albers scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Avery Albers, who scored 12 points.
New Knoxville's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Versailles, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
New Knoxville's road trip will continue as they head out to face Fort Recovery at 6:30 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully New Knoxville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday. As for Versailles, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 38-27 victory vs. West Liberty-Salem on the 10th.
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