Milan and South Decatur are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Milan Indians will venture away from home to square off against the South Decatur Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Milan is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Lawrenceburg on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Milan was dealt a 68-34 defeat at the hands of Lawrenceburg. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Meanwhile, South Decatur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 51-40 to Tri.
Milan will need focus on slowing down Karson Templeton, one of several South Decatur players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points and six boards. That was a full 37.5% of South Decatur's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Drake Scaggs was another key player, putting up 14 points, to go along with five boards and three steals.
Milan's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for South Decatur, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Milan came up short against South Decatur when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 60-54. Can Milan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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