The Knightstown Panthers lost against the South Decatur Cougars back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Knightstown took a 58-46 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Decatur. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Knightstown in their matchups with South Decatur: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Knightstown still got an impressive performance from Michael Roberson, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. Roberson is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 15 or more in the last 14 games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Palmer Newkirk, who scored 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Jacob Scruggs continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for South Decatur, scoring 27 points along with six rebounds and five steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Scruggs has scored at least a third of South Decatur's points. Alex Myers was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Knightstown's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for South Decatur, their victory bumped their record up to 10-13.
Knightstown will face off against Shenandoah at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for South Decatur, they will square off against Edinburgh at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Edinburgh's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests.
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