The Knightstown Panthers entered their tilt with the Southwestern Spartans with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Knightstown enjoyed a cozy 67-50 victory over Southwestern on Tuesday. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Knightstown also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2023.
Knightstown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brayden McDaniel led the charge by scoring 13 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Palmer Newkirk, who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Knightstown's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9. As for Southwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-16.
Knightstown will be playing at home against Hagerstown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Knightstown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Tuesday. As for Southwestern, they will head out on the road to take on North Decatur at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwestern is coming into the contest with six straight losses on the road, meaning North Decatur will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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