Basketball Recap: Southwestern Snags Seventh Victory in Last Nine Games

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

12/27/24 vs Clarksville	51
12/06/24 vs Shawe Memorial	35
12/13/24 @ New Washington	31
01/24/25 @ Lawrenceburg	21

A well-balanced attack led Southwestern over Lawrenceburg in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Everything went the Southwestern Rebels' way against the Lawrenceburg Tigers as the Southwestern Rebels made off with a 56-35 victory. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 21 points or more this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Southwestern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brady Cook, who went 6 for 10 on his way to 17 points. Landon Kidwell was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took to post 10 points and seven boards.

Southwestern was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrenceburg only racked up nine assists.

When it comes to explaining why Lawrenceburg lost, don't look at Noah Knigga. Despite the final result, he went 6 of 10 en route to 13 points and three steals. Knigga is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of JP Izzo, who posted nine points.

Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Lawrenceburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-7.

Southwestern wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, an 87-82 win against South Central on the 25th. Lawrenceburg has also already played their next game, a 64-45 victory against Jac-Cen-Del on the 25th.