Knightstown hasn't had much luck against Union City recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Knightstown Panthers will be playing at home against the Union City Indians at 6:00 p.m. Knightstown has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Knightstown is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Blue River Valley to the tune of 68-25 on Thursday. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three contests by 24 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Knightstown to victory, but perhaps none more so than Anna Roberson, who went 8 for 15 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Roberson is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Drew, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 22 points and five rebounds.
Knightstown was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Union City beat Centerville 40-31 on Wednesday. That nine point margin sets a new team best for the Indians this season.
Union City had a senior duo take command as Oaklee Reichard dropped a double-double on 16 points and 13 boards and Gabrielle Ordonez posted 14 points and five boards. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Reichard has scored at least a third of Union City's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Campbell Kerns, who had three points and ten rebounds.
Knightstown's win bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Union City, their victory bumped their record up to 3-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Knightstown has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Union City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Knightstown came up short against Union City when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 47-39. Will Knightstown have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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