Indiana High School Basketball - New Castle thwarts Beech Grove
January 19, 2019: New Castle, IN 47362 The New Castle Trojans (New Castle, IN) basketball knocked off the visiting Beech Grove Hornets (Beech Grove, IN), 63-45 in Saturday's non-league test.
The Trojans (12-8) will now prepare for their test against Mt. Vernon (Fortville, IN). The Marauders go into the Hoosier Heritage test with a 16-4 record. In their last test, Mt. Vernon notched a victory over Greenfield-Central (Greenfield, IN), 48-24, in a league test.
The Hornets now own a 4-14 record. They play next when they travel to Triton Central for a Indiana Crossroads test on Thursday, January 24. Beech Grove will encounter a Tigers squad coming off a 61-45 non-league win over Shelbyville (Shelbyville, IN). The Tigers record now stands at 20-1.