Rising Sun is 2-8 against Oldenburg Academy since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rising Sun Shiners will take on the Oldenburg Academy Twisters at 7:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, Rising Sun lost to Trinity Lutheran at home by a 56-39 margin. The Shiners have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Oldenburg Academy entered their tilt with South Decatur on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They strolled past the Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 45-27. Given the Twisters' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Cougars are ranked 224th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Oldenburg Academy's victory was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.1 points per game. As for Rising Sun, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Rising Sun came up short against Oldenburg Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 49-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oldenburg Academy's Rachel Suttmann, who almost dropped a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. Now that Rising Sun knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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