Rising Sun lost against Southwestern back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rising Sun Shiners were beaten by the Southwestern Rebels 68-34. While losing is never fun, the Shiners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Rebels are ranked 81st).
Dj Williams
| 02/14/25 vs Southwestern | 18 |
| 02/08/25 @ South Decatur | 17 |
| 02/06/25 @ Milan | 14 |
| 02/01/25 vs Crothersville | 12 |
| 01/31/25 @ Shawe Memorial | 16 |
| + 16 more games |
Dj Williams and Briar Johnson certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Williams went 7-for-15 to rack up 18 points, while Johnson posted eight points and eight rebounds. Williams continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Even though they lost, Rising Sun smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Southwestern only pulled down seven offensive boards.
Landon Kidwell was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double with 14 points and nine boards for Southwestern. The dominant performance also gave Kidwell a new career-high in steals (four). Jeter Chatham was another key player, putting up 11 points and five steals.
Rising Sun has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-17 record this season. As for Southwestern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Looking ahead, Rising Sun will host South Ripley at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (South Ripley has 19 straight victories, Rising Sun has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for Southwestern, they have already played their next game, a 51-47 win against Floyd Central on the 15th.
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