Connersville is 0-10 against Lawrenceburg since December of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. The Connersville Spartans will take on the Lawrenceburg Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Lawrenceburg took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Connersville, who comes in off a win.
Connersville will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Batesville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Connersville walked away with a 46-38 victory over Batesville on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but the Spartans sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg played a tough contest on Wednesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Northeastern, falling 62-42. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 177th, while the Knights are ranked 29th).
Connersville will need focus on slowing down Kamryn Ferreira, one of several Lawrenceburg players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 17 points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Natalie Knigga, who put up 12 points and seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lawrenceburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Connersville pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lawrenceburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Connersville couldn't quite finish off Lawrenceburg in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 45-42. Can Connersville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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