Basketball Recap: Shakamak Snaps Eight-Game Streak of Losses on the Road

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Shakamak). They came out on top against the North Knox Warriors by a score of 79-71 on Friday. The Lakers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Warriors, too.

Braxton Yenne and Cole Kerns certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Yenne went 11 for 17 on his way to 28 points in addition to six rebounds and five steals, while Kerns went 8 of 13 en route to 23 points. Those five steals gave Yenne a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyson Parker, who posted 11 points.

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Previous 5 Games

12/13/24 @ North Knox	79-71
12/07/24 vs Sullivan	36-47
12/06/24 @ Bloomfield	57-71
11/30/24 vs Vincennes Rivet	64-28
03/01/24 vs Clay City	45-57

Shakamak's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2. As for North Knox, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.

Shakamak wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, an 83-7 win against Washington Catholic on the 14th. As for North Knox, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-41 victory against Eastern Greene on the 14th.