Shiners
| 02/01/25 vs Crothersville | 64 |
| 12/20/24 vs New Washington | 59 |
| 01/18/25 @ Trinity Lutheran | 54 |
| 12/28/24 vs Carroll County | 51 |
| 12/13/24 vs Switzerland County | 51 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rising Sun). They enjoyed a cozy 64-50 win over the Crothersville Tigers on Saturday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Brody Morris was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 18 to rack up 21 points and four steals. Another player making a difference was Dj Williams, who posted 12 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists.
Rising Sun was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crothersville only racked up eight assists.
When it comes to explaining why Crothersville lost, don't look at Tymir Cromwell. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 16 on his way to 22 points along with seven boards and three steals. With that strong performance, Cromwell is now averaging an impressive 15.2 points per game. TY HILTON was another key player, putting up eight points.
The win made it two in a row for Rising Sun and bumps their season record up to 4-14. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 34.3% in those games and 27.1% outside of them. As for Crothersville, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Rising Sun wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 66-65 defeat against Milan on the 6th. Crothersville has also already played their next match (against Rock Creek Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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