The Connersville Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Northeastern Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Connersville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up nine on Tuesday.
Connersville struggled with three-point shooting accuracy on Tuesday (Greenfield-Central was 25% better) and sadly the final score reflected it. Connersville took a 57-38 bruising from Greenfield-Central. While losing is never fun, Connersville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 206th, while Greenfield-Central is ranked 62nd).
Despite the defeat, Connersville got a solid performance out of Hailey Sembach, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Ahniyah Bennett, who scored ten points.
Northeastern has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 28 points or more this season. They blew past New Castle 69-34 on the road. The victory was nothing new for Northeastern as they're now sitting on four straight.
Addisen Mastriano was her usual excellent self, scoring 20 points along with seven rebounds and six blocks. Those six blocks set a new season-high mark for her. Ava Mikesell was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with five steals.
Connersville bumped their record down to 8-6 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Northeastern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Friday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Connersville have been dynamite from deep this season, having drained 37.9% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Northeastern struggles in that department as they've nailed 40.5% of their threes per game this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
