The Knox Central Panthers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They managed a 67-61 win over Southwestern. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Kinsley Molden and Payton Acey certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Molden went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 3 assists, while Acey scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Jessalyn Flynn was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Knox Central is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Southwestern, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-10.
Knox Central will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Bell County at 7:30 p.m. Knox Central is coming into the game with three straight victories at home, so Bell County is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Southwestern, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Somerset at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Somerset will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Kentucky Rankings (they are ranked 186th, while Southwestern is ranked 28th).
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