Ben Cornett leads a balanced attack to beat South Ripley

By Team Reports Jan 30, 2024, 7:56am

Recap: Lawrenceburg Tigers vs. South Ripley Raiders

The Lawrenceburg Tigers's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to the Greensburg Pirates on Saturday. Lawrenceburg came out on top against South Ripley by a score of 48-37. That's another feather in the cap for Lawrenceburg, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.

Lawrenceburg got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Cornett out in front who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Noah Knigga was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with five rebounds.

Lawrenceburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for South Ripley, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lawrenceburg will challenge East Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Ripley, they will head out on the road to face off against Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Southwestern's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six games.