Preview: Lawrenceburg Tigers vs. Greensburg Pirates
Lawrenceburg has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Greensburg Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Lawrenceburg beat Oldenburg Academy 57-45. Given Lawrenceburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while Oldenburg Academy is ranked 291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Ben Cornett and Noah Knigga were among the main playmakers for Lawrenceburg as the former scored ten points along with seven assists and three blocks and the latter scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jp Izzo, who scored seven points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Greensburg rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They strolled past the Lions with points to spare, taking the game 43-27. Winning may never get old, but Greensburg sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Lawrenceburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Greensburg, their victory bumped their record up to 18-7.
Lawrenceburg came up short against Greensburg in their previous meeting back in January, falling 46-42. Can Lawrenceburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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