Batesville played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 82-58 to the Mt. Vernon Marauders. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 187th, while the Marauders are ranked third).
| 12/27/24 vs Mt. Vernon | 21 |
| 12/23/24 vs South Ripley | 13 |
| 12/19/24 @ Milan | 13 |
| 12/21/24 vs East Central | 8 |
| 12/14/24 vs Southwestern | 3 |
Despite the loss, Batesville saw an underclassman step up: sophomore James Hughes went 6 of 8 on his way to 21 points. Those 21 points set a new season-high mark for Hughes. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenten Luers, who posted 13 points.
Mt. Vernon's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Max Vise led the charge by going 7 of 8 on his way to 15 points and five assists. The dominant performance gave Vise a new career-high in assists. Elijah Parra was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points and four steals.
Batesville now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Mt. Vernon, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Batesville wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 66-46 defeat against Columbus North on the 27th. As for Mt. Vernon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-40 win against Roncalli on the 27th.
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