With a playoff win on the line, Batesville rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 58-44 victory over the Greensburg Pirates. This was a revenge game for the Bulldogs: when they faced off against the Pirates back in January, they had to take a 49-34 defeat.
James Hughes
| 03/04/25 vs Greensburg | 14 |
| 01/25/25 @ Connersville | 10 |
| 02/01/25 vs Hauser | 7 |
| 12/19/24 @ Milan | 7 |
| 02/13/25 @ Rushville | 6 |
Leading Batesville to victory were James Hughes and Cade Kaiser. Hughes dropped a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds, while Kaiser almost dropped a double-double with nine points and 11 boards. Those 14 rebounds gave Hughes a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Trenten Luers, who posted 11 points.
Batesville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Batesville has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games. That's provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points over those games. Greensburg is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-12.
Coming up, Batesville will square off against Jennings County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Batesville will be up against Jennings County's rather soft defense (which has allowed 65.58 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. Greensburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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