A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Greenfield-Central Cougars challenge the Rushville Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... One thing working in Greenfield-Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Greenfield-Central's upcoming match probably won't be as stressful as their last, when they took on another nationally ranked opponent: Fishers, who was ranked 17th at the time (Greenfield-Central was ranked 78th). Greenfield-Central took an 85-80 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fishers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (69), the Cougars still had to take the loss.
Greenfield-Central might have lost, but man, Braylon Mullins was a machine: he went 12 for 20 on his way to 33 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. That was a full 41.3% of Greenfield-Central's points, marking the ninth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Boston Willard, who went 7 for 10 on his way to 18 points and five assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rushville). They came out on top against Tindley by a score of 52-41 on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Lions as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
With the defeat, Greenfield-Central broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-2. As for Rushville, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Greenfield-Central against Rushville in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-23 win. Does Greenfield-Central 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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