The North Knox Warriors and the Rensselaer Central Bombers will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Monday, North Knox didn't have quite enough to beat Jeffersonville and fell 67-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (57), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Rensselaer Central came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Warriors to the tune of 58-26. The Bombers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 32 points or more this season.
Rensselaer Central's win came from a few key players North Knox will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Courtney Mathew, who went 6 for 8 on her way to 13 points in addition to three steals and three blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Carly Drone, who posted 12 points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Rensselaer Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Winamac only racked up five assists.
North Knox's defeat ended an 11-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-3. As for Rensselaer Central, their victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
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