Basketball Game Preview: Edinburgh Lancers vs. South Decatur Cougars

By Team Reports Feb 28, 2024, 2:09am

Preview: Edinburgh Lancers vs. South Decatur Cougars

Two dominant guards in Connor Ramey and Jacob Scruggs are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Edinburgh Lancers will square off against the South Decatur Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Edinburgh is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.

Even though Brown County scored an imposing 68 points on Thursday, Edinburgh still came out on top. Edinburgh managed a 73-68 victory over Brown County.

Meanwhile, South Decatur had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with a 58-46 victory over Knightstown on Friday.

Scruggs was his usual excellent self, scoring 27 points along with six rebounds and five steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of South Decatur's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Myers, who scored six points.

Edinburgh now has a winning record of 11-10. As for South Decatur, their win bumped their record up to 10-13.

Edinburgh came up short against South Decatur when the teams last played back in January, falling 64-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Scruggs, who scored 27 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Now that Edinburgh knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.

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