Rushville is 1-9 against East Central since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Rushville Lions will host the East Central Trojans at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Rushville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-38 to Union County. The Lions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rushville might have lost, but man, XxZavien Jenkins was a machine: he went 5 of 9 on his way to 14 points along with eight boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Zy Adams, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, East Central was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were one points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 47-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Switzerland County.
Rushville's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for East Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
Rushville was dealt a bruising 67-36 defeat at the hands of East Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Will Rushville have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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