After both having extra time off, the Beech Grove Hornets and the Lawrenceburg Tigers will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Beech Grove ended up a good deal behind Lebanon and lost 50-36. The loss continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost four in a row.
Mylee Boling put forth a good effort for the losing side as she almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Beech Grove's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Lawrenceburg was not able to break out of their rough patch last Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 45-33 to Rushville.
Beech Grove will have to contain Natalie Knigga as she made an impact in Lawrenceburg's last game. She had 15 points and five boards.
Beech Grove's loss dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Lawrenceburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Beech Grove has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Lawrenceburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.2 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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