The Lowpoint-Washburn Wildcats had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They secured a 50-44 W over Blue Ridge. Given Lowpoint-Washburn's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while Blue Ridge is ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Among those leading the charge was Kody Knecht, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Lowpoint-Washburn's points. Another player making a difference was Baylor Steffen, who scored 15 points.
Lowpoint-Washburn's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Blue Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 2-1.
Lowpoint-Washburn is on the road again on Monday and play against Blue Ridge at 5:30 p.m. on November 27th. As for Blue Ridge, they will look to defend their home court against Lowpoint-Washburn at 5:30 p.m. Hopefully Lowpoint-Washburn focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Saturday.
