Lucas lost against East Knox back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Lucas Cubs fell 55-48 to the East Knox Bulldogs. The Cubs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
01/27/25 vs East Knox | 22 |
01/23/25 @ Buckeye Central | 10 |
01/11/25 @ Plymouth | 10 |
01/10/25 @ Central Christian | 9 |
01/13/25 @ Black River | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Lucas saw an underclassman step up: freshman Riley Trumpower went 9 of 14 en route to 22 points in addition to six boards and four steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Trumpower has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Katie Griffey, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Lucas' loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-8. As for East Knox, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Lucas won't have much time to rest: their next game is against South Central at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lucas is facing South Central at the right time seeing as South Central is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for East Knox, they will host Danville at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. East Knox has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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