Castle saw some tournament action on Friday. They lost 83-59 to the New Palestine Dragons. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Dragons are ranked 35th).
Despite the loss, Castle still got an impressive performance from Aiden Meyer, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jakob Wongler, who had nine points.
Knights
| 12/27/24 vs New Palestine | 15 |
| 12/13/24 @ Evansville Harrison | 11 |
| 12/21/24 vs Heritage Hills | 6 |
| 12/14/24 vs Terre Haute North Vigo | 6 |
| 12/20/24 vs Evansville Reitz | 5 |
Even though they lost, Castle smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
New Palestine's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Moses Haynes, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 18 points and six assists. Haynes is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last three games he's played. Austin Mcmahan was another key player, going 7 of 9 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds.
Castle's record now sits at 2-5. As for New Palestine, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Castle wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 59-48 victory against Lawrenceburg on the 27th. As for New Palestine, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Silver Creek at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. New Palestine is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 70.9 points per game this season.
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