Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Batesville Bulldogs
The New Castle Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Batesville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Castle is hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Last Saturday, New Castle took a serious blow against Northeastern, falling 69-34. While losing is never fun, New Castle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 351st, while Northeastern is ranked 142nd).
New Castle's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Morley Blessinger, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds, and Emma Hart who scored eight points along with five assists. Those five assists set a new season-high mark for her.
Even though Batesville has not done well against East Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Batesville came out on top against East Central by a score of 41-31. The win was just what Batesville needed coming off of a 62-40 loss in their prior contest.
New Castle has been struggling recently, as they've lost seven of their last eight matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-12 record this season. As for Batesville, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
New Castle lost to Batesville on the road by a decisive 66-52 margin in their previous matchup back in December of 2022. Can New Castle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
