For the first time this season, Batesville will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will square off against the Greensburg Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Batesville is headed out to face Greensburg after opening their season at home and giving their fans just what they were looking for. The Bulldogs were the clear victors by a 95-73 margin over Jac-Cen-Del on Saturday. The Bulldogs haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
James Hughes had a dynamite game, shooting 67% from the field to rack up 33 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Trenten Luers was another key player, going 6-for-10 en route to 16 points.
Batesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jac-Cen-Del only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Greensburg beat New Castle 51-47 on Saturday.
Batesville better focus on containing Jacoby Miller and Logan Simpson as the pair were huge in Greensburg's win. Miller shot 64% from the field on his way to 20 points and four steals, while Simpson went 6-for-7 to rack up 15 points and five assists. Those four steals gave Miller a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Smith, who posted six points.
Batesville strolled past Greensburg in their previous matchup back in March by a score of 58-44. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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