The Greencastle Tiger Cubs will take on the Southmont Mounties at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Greencastle is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Greencastle had to suffer through a 62-33 loss at the hands of Monrovia. While losing is never fun, the Tiger Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 129th).
| 01/28/25 @ Monrovia | 10 |
| 01/25/25 @ Cascade | 10 |
| 01/17/25 vs North Putnam | 12 |
| 01/14/25 @ North Montgomery | 13 |
The losing side was boosted by Bailey Brown, who posted seven points and ten rebounds. She has been hot recently, having posted ten or more boards the last four times she's played. Lilly Franklin also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steal of the season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Southmont rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They secured a 48-44 W over the Cougars. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mounties.
Southmont has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for Greencastle, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-16.
Greencastle was dealt a bruising 57-26 loss at the hands of Southmont in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Southmont's Ella Barry, who went 7 for 11 en route to 21 points along with five assists and three blocks. Now that Greencastle knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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