Preview: Corydon Central Panthers vs. Austin Eagles
Corydon Central is 7-2 against Austin since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Corydon Central Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Austin Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Corydon Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Thursday.
After a string of three wins, Corydon Central's good fortune finally ran out. Their rough 63-43 loss to Scottsburg might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, Corydon Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Scottsburg is ranked 20th).
Despite their defeat, Corydon Central saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Alyssa Groover, who scored 12 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, was perhaps the best of all. The team also got some help courtesy of Josie Vaughn, who scored 16 points along with 3 steals.
Meanwhile, Austin came up short against Charlestown on Wednesday and fell 50-38.
Their wins bumped Corydon Central to 5-3 and Scottsburg to 7-1.
Everything came up roses for Corydon Central against Austin in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 as the team secured a 62-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Corydon Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
