MOUNT VERNON, Iowa—The Rams defeated the Prairie Fire on Wednesday night in Mount Vernon.
Knox 1-9 (0-5 MWC) trailed by only two at halftime after falling behind by 10 earlier in the half. Cornell came out gunning in the second half and quickly built their lead back up. The Rams reeled off 13 straight points in one stretch, but the Prairie Fire had some fight in them yet. In the end Cornell was able to maintain their lead for the duration of the second half.
Caylab Herrera (Middletown, DE, Middletown) led Knox with 14 points and 12 rebounds to earn a double-double.
Robert Suntken (Naperville, IL, Naperville Central) added 11 points to finish as the only other double-digit scorer for the Prairie Fire.
Knox returns home on January 9 to battle Beloit in a 2:00 p.m. game.