Seeger is 7-2 against North Vermillion since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Seeger Patriots will head out on the road to take on the North Vermillion Falcons at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Seeger focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Saturday.
Seeger struggled with assists on Saturday (Parke Heritage had 12 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Seeger was dealt a 69-42 loss at the hands of Parke Heritage. While losing is never fun, Seeger can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 241st, while Parke Heritage is ranked 112th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Christian Holland, who scored ten points along with two steals. Another player making a difference was Luke Pluimer, who scored eight points along with eight rebounds.
Seeger's lineup was just a bit different on Saturday as Jack Cole got a bit more time on the court (19 vs. his season average of 9.05). Cole made the most of the opportunity, scoring seven points along with two steals. A few more games like that and he might be seeing even more time going forward.
Meanwhile, even though South Putnam scored an imposing 60 points on Saturday, North Vermillion still came out on top. North Vermillion managed a 66-60 victory over South Putnam. The win made it back-to-back wins for North Vermillion.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Vermillion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Matthew Dawson, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Jerome White was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Seeger and nudges their season record down to 12-8. As for North Vermillion, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Seeger have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25 rebounds per game. However, it's not like North Vermillion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 26 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Seeger strolled past North Vermillion when the teams last played back in February of 2023 by a score of 65-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for Seeger since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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