The Union County Patriots lost against the Knightstown Panthers back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Union County fell just short of Knightstown by a score of 45-43. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Union County in their matchups with Knightstown: they've now lost three in a row.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Logan Harris , who scored 11 points along with 3 steals. Gavin Davis was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Knightstown's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Michael Roberson, who scored 16 points along with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Roberson has scored at least 25% of Knightstown's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Inman, who scored 11 points.
Union County's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Knightstown, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Union County will take on Hagerstown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hagerstown and Union County are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. Knightstown won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Morristown at 7:30 p.m. on December 2nd. Morristown will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 301st, while Knightstown is ranked 100th).
