The Knoxville Panthers will venture away from home to square off against the Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Knoxville has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont will come in with 11 straight victories.
It was a proper cat-fight when Knoxville challenged Newton on Saturday. Knoxville was beaten by Newton 53-17.
Meanwhile, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont faced North Mahaska in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Monday. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont rang in the new year with a 49-40 win over North Mahaska.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont pushed their record up to 11-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Knoxville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Knoxville took a serious blow against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 62-28. Can Knoxville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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