Basketball Game Preview: Rock Creek Academy Lions vs. New Washington Mustangs

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Previous Games

03/11/23 - Neutral	67-32 W
03/01/22 - Neutral	72-44 W
02/19/22 - Away	68-60 W
12/04/20 - Home	70-54 W
12/06/19 - Away	64-69 L
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Rock Creek Academy has gone 8-2 against New Washington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Rock Creek Academy Lions will face off against the New Washington Mustangs at 7:45 p.m. Rock Creek Academy has given up an average of 57.1 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.

Rock Creek Academy came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 64-39 to Clarksville. The Lions were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 38-12.

Meanwhile, New Washington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost to South Dearborn at home by a 80-61 margin. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 403rd, while the Knights are ranked 151st).

Rock Creek Academy's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-8. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points over those games. As for New Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-18.

Everything came up roses for Rock Creek Academy against New Washington in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, as the squad secured a 67-32 win. Will Rock Creek Academy repeat their success, or does New Washington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.