Greensburg is 8-2 against Rushville since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Greensburg Pirates will take on the Rushville Lions at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Greensburg entered their tilt with East Central with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Greensburg came out on top against East Central by a score of 48-39 on Friday.
Drew Busick continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 16 points. Jack Mckinsey was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Rushville scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They walked away with a 65-55 victory over North Decatur. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Rushville's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nick Jarman, who scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Keegan Bowles, who scored 18 points.
Greensburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season. As for Rushville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-18.
Tuesday's matchup is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Greensburg have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 48.4% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Rushville struggles in that department as they've made 43.4% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Greensburg was able to grind out a solid win over Rushville in their previous matchup on February 1st, winning 38-26. Does Greensburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rushville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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