On Tuesday, Mt. Vernon faced Westfield in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mt. Vernon Marauders fell to the Westfield Shamrocks 62-58. The Marauders haven't had much luck with the Shamrocks recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Luke Ertel
02/25/25 vs Westfield | 21 |
02/21/25 @ New Palestine | 26 |
02/15/25 @ Southport | 33 |
02/14/25 @ Marion | 34 |
02/11/25 vs Pike | 31 |
Mt. Vernon's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Ertel, who on his way to 21 points and eight boards, and Tanner Teschendorf, who posted 12 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. The contest was Ertel's fifth in a row with at least 21 points. Elijah Parra was another key player, putting up ten points.
It was another big night for Durante Morton, who en route to 26 points and seven rebounds for Westfield. Those 26 points gave Morton a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Harvey, who earned 11 points.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Westfield, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-3.
Coming up, Mt. Vernon will look to defend their home court on Friday against Yorktown at 7:30 p.m. As for Westfield, they will take on Fishers at 7:45 p.m. on March 4th. One thing working in Fishers' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 games.
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