Connersville's tournament run continued when they took on Harrison on Saturday. The Connersville Spartans came up short against the Harrison Raiders, falling 71-50. While losing is never fun, the Spartans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 158th, while the Raiders are ranked 45th).
| 12/28/24 vs Harrison | 20 |
| 12/27/24 vs Hobart | 14 |
| 12/01/23 vs Rushville | 12 |
| 12/15/23 @ South Dearborn | 11 |
| 12/30/23 vs Jennings County | 11 |
When it comes to explaining why Connersville lost, don't look at Hunter Allen. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 12 on his way to 20 points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Allen a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jadan Peterson, who posted seven points and seven assists.
Malachi King continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Harrison, going 10 of 16 on his way to 24 points. King's afternoon made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Reid Smith was another key player, going 6 of 11 on his way to 14 points along with five assists and four steals.
Connersville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Harrison, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Connersville will welcome Oldenburg Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Harrison, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against West Lafayette at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th.
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