After flying high against South Dearborn last Saturday, Southwestern came back down to earth. The Southwestern Rebels were just a bucket shy of victory on Thursday and fell 55-54 to the South Ripley Raiders. The Rebels were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Raiders apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Landon Kidwell
| 02/06/25 @ South Ripley | 90% |
| 02/01/25 vs South Dearborn | 50% |
| 01/31/25 vs Milan | 83% |
| 01/28/25 @ Rock Creek Academy | 47% |
| 01/25/25 @ South Central | 50% |
| 01/24/25 @ Lawrenceburg | 100% |
Despite the loss, Southwestern still got an impressive performance from Landon Kidwell, who went 9 for 10 on his way to 20 points. Kidwell is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Braxton Lewis, who went 5 of 10 to rack up 16 points.
Southwestern's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-4. As for South Ripley, the win keeps them at an undefeated 18-0.
Southwestern and South Ripley should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Southwestern (ranked 77th) will meet Rising Sun (ranked 406th) at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Southwestern is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, South Ripley will challenge South Dearborn at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th up 117 places (34 vs. 151).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
