Beech Grove lost against Greenwood back in December of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Beech Grove Hornets took a 60-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Greenwood Woodmen.
Despite the defeat, Beech Grove saw an underclassman step up: freshman Bishop Moore dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Tyris Reid was another key player, putting up 16 points.
Leading Greenwood to victory were Isaac O'Neal and Joey Ortman. O'Neal on his way to 17 points, while Ortman to rack up 17 points. The dominant performance also gave Ortman a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Another player making a difference was Ethan King, who posted six points and five assists.
Beech Grove's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for Greenwood, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-10.
Looking ahead, Beech Grove will square off against Decatur Central at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Decatur Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.5 points per game this season. As for Greenwood, they will challenge Bloomington North at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bloomington North also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 52.9 points per game.
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