The Southwestern Warriors were the 52-48 winner over the Knox Central Panthers when they last played one another back in January of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Southwestern fell to Knox Central 67-61. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Southwestern's loss on Thursday came despite strong showings from Kinsley Molden and Payton Acey. Molden went 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points and 3 assists, while Acey scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and five assists. Jessalyn Flynn was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
Southwestern has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-10 record this season. As for Knox Central, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-9.
Southwestern won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Somerset at 6:00 p.m. on February 16th. Hopefully Southwestern focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday. As for Knox Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bell County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Knox Central is coming into the match with three straight wins at home, so Bell County is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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