Basketball Game Preview: Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos vs. McCutcheon Mavericks

Lafayette Jefferson hasn't had much luck against McCutcheon recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Lafayette Jefferson's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.

Lafayette Jefferson is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 57-45 victory over Harrison.

Meanwhile, McCutcheon came tearing into Friday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.1 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 54-48 W against the Wildkats. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Wildkats are ranked 125th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lafayette Jefferson is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for McCutcheon, their win bumped their record up to 22-3.

Lafayette Jefferson came up short against McCutcheon when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 60-50. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McCutcheon's Lillie Graves, who went 8 of 14 en route to 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. Now that Lafayette Jefferson knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.