Two dominant guards in Luke Ertel and Jahari Miller are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Mt. Vernon Marauders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pike Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.6 points per game this season.
Mt. Vernon is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Noblesville, who was ranked ninth at the time (Mt. Vernon was ranked sixth). Mt. Vernon fell to Noblesville 50-46. The defeat continues a trend for the Marauders in their matchups with the Millers: they've now lost three in a row.
Elijah Parra
| 02/06/25 @ Noblesville | 80% |
| 12/27/24 @ Batesville | 67% |
| 02/23/24 @ Yorktown | 67% |
| 01/05/24 @ Greenfield-Central | 67% |
| 12/15/23 vs Shelbyville | 67% |
Despite the loss, Mt. Vernon had strong showings from Elijah Parra, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 14 points, and Ertel, who went 5 for 12 en route to 11 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Parra a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (80%). Tanner Teschendorf was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Pike came up short against Ben Davis on Thursday and fell 67-55.
Mt. Vernon's defeat dropped their record down to 12-4. As for Pike, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Mt. Vernon didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pike in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 70-66 win. Does Mt. Vernon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pike turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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