North Decatur lost against Lawrenceburg back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The North Decatur Chargers fell 50-38 to the Lawrenceburg Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 286th, while the Tigers are ranked 131st).
North Decatur's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brady Mauer, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 boards. Owen Rennekamp was another key player, putting up seven points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lawrenceburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Knigga, who went 6 for 9 on his way to 16 points and three steals. Knigga continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Kaleb Cole, who posted 13 points.
North Decatur dropped their record down to 5-10 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Lawrenceburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 9-5.
North Decatur will head out to square off against Morristown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lawrenceburg has already played their next match, a 48-36 defeat against South Dearborn on the 21st.
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