Danville has gone 9-1 against Greencastle recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Danville Warriors will square off against the Greencastle Tiger Cubs at 7:30 p.m. Danville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
Danville is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Center Grove just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 60-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Trojans. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 71st, while the Trojans are ranked third).
Loss or not, Danville got some senior leadership from Addison Davis and Emma Ancelet. Davis went 8 for 13 en route to 16 points plus eight rebounds, while Ancelet posted 15 points plus seven assists and seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Walls, who posted four points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, a victory for Greencastle just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were beaten by Indian Creek 64-24. The matchup marked the Tiger Cubs' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Greencastle's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Danville, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
Everything came up roses for Danville against Greencastle when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 60-30 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Danville 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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