The Southwestern Rebels will venture away from home to challenge the Providence Pioneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Southwestern is headed into Tuesday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. 2025 welcomed they with a 51-30 loss courtesy of Corydon Central on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 57 points in the game before, the Rebels couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Providence's strategy against Switzerland County on Saturday. Everything went Providence's way against Switzerland County as Providence made off with a 52-32 win. Given the Pioneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Pacers are ranked 250th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Providence's victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Southwestern, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 7-3.
Southwestern opened the new year with a less-than-successful 55-42 loss to Providence. Can Southwestern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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