Indiana High School Basketball - New Castle can't hold off Mt. Vernon
December 30, 2016: Fortville, IN 46040 The Mt. Vernon Marauders basketball team scored 65 points and restricted the visiting New Castle Trojans to 63 in the Marauders league victory on Friday.
The Marauders now sport a 5-4 record. They put it on the line next when they host Greenfield-Central for a Hoosier Heritage contest on Friday, January 6. Mt. Vernon will battle a Cougars team coming off a 56-46 non-league win over South Ripley (Versailles, IN). The Cougars record now stands at 4-5.
The Trojans (7-1) will now prepare for their contest against Richmond (Richmond, IN). The Red Devils come into the non-league contest with a 4-8 record. In their last contest, Richmond was nudged by Park Tudor (Indianapolis, IN), 65-50, in a non-league contest.