Basketball Game Preview: Batesville Bulldogs vs. Connersville Spartans

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Previous Games

02/02/24 - Neutral	56-44 W
11/25/23 - Home	45-37 W
11/26/22 - Away	54-41 W
11/27/21 - Home	47-53 L
01/19/21 - Away	52-50 W
+ 5 more games

Batesville has gone 8-2 against Connersville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Batesville Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Connersville Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Batesville is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.

Batesville will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Lawrenceburg, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Batesville walked away with a 42-30 victory over Lawrenceburg on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Connersville was able to grind out a solid win over New Castle on Tuesday, taking the game 48-40. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Trojans are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Batesville's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.2 points per game. As for Connersville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-3.

Batesville was able to grind out a solid victory over Connersville in their previous meeting back in February, winning 56-44. Will Batesville repeat their success, or does Connersville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.