Greensburg is 8-1 against North Decatur since November of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Greensburg Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the North Decatur Chargers at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Greensburg focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Greensburg beat South Ripley 54-42.
Jack Mckinsey continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points. Justin Adkins was another key contributor, scoring nine points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, North Decatur was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap last Saturday as they fell 59-53 to Knightstown.
North Decatur might have lost, but man, Kaden Muckerheide was a machine: he scored 19 points along with seven assists. That was a full 35.8% of North Decatur's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Logan O'Dell, who scored 13 points along with three steals and two blocks.
Greensburg is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for North Decatur, they dropped their record down to 13-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Greensburg have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 48.2% of their threes per game. However, it's not like North Decatur struggles in that department as they've made 44% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Greensburg didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against North Decatur in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, but they still walked away with a 70-64 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greensburg since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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