The Batesville Bulldogs will challenge the Jennings County Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Batesville is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took down Greensburg 58-44.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Jennings County and Franklin Community had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Jennings County was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 73-72 to Franklin Community. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), the Panthers still had to take the loss.
Batesville will have to keep a close watch on Carter Kent and Jeremiah Davis, a pair of players who had a big impact on Jennings County's prior game. Kent almost dropped a triple-double with 21 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists, while Davis went 7-for-14 to rack up 21 points and three steals. Jennings County is 3-1 when Kent posts ten or more assists, but 7-13 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Omar Gonzalez, who posted 12 points.
Batesville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points over those games. Jennings County's defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
Batesville might still be hurting after the 72-47 loss they got from Jennings County when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Batesville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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