The South Decatur Cougars can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over Knightstown. That's another feather in the cap for South Decatur, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Jacob Scruggs was his usual excellent self, scoring 27 points along with six rebounds and five steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of South Decatur's points. Alex Myers was another key contributor, scoring six points.
When it comes to explaining why Knightstown lost, one person who can't be blamed is Michael Roberson. Despite the final result, he 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.
South Decatur's win bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Knightstown, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-11.
South Decatur will challenge Edinburgh at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Edinburgh is coming into the game with six straight victories on the road, so South Decatur will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Knightstown, they will face off against Shenandoah at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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