Marauders
| 01/11/25 vs Greenfield-Central | 55-60 |
| 12/27/24 vs Roncalli | 52-40 |
| 12/27/24 @ Batesville | 82-58 |
| 12/20/24 @ Shelbyville | 64-57 |
| 12/17/24 @ Anderson | 56-52 |
On Saturday, Mt. Vernon faced Greenfield-Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Mt. Vernon Marauders fell to the Greenfield-Central Cougars 60-55. The Marauders' defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Several Marauders players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Luke Ertel, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Ertel has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Tanner Teschendorf, who went 7 of 17 en route to 14 points and six rebounds.
Even though they lost, Mt. Vernon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Braylon Mullins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Greenfield-Central, almost dropping a double-double on 34 points and nine rebounds. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which Mullins has scored at least a third of Greenfield-Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Johnson, who went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points and three steals.
Mt. Vernon's loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Greenfield-Central, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season.
When Mt. Vernon and Greenfield-Central next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Mt. Vernon will try to stop Avon's 11-game winning streak when the meet at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mt. Vernon is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season. Similarly, Greenfield-Central will try to stop New Castle's three-game winning streak when the meet at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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