A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers face off against the South Decatur Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Friday... Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Last Saturday, Alexandria-Monroe lost to Wapahani at home by a 51-34 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, South Decatur was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 69-37 loss at the hands of South Ripley. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 409th, while the Raiders are ranked 71st).
Alexandria-Monroe will have to keep a close watch on Drake Scaggs and Karson Templeton, a pair of players who had a big impact on South Decatur's prior game. Scaggs almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, while Templeton went 5 of 11 on his way to 11 points in addition to three steals and three blocks. Scaggs is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Aidan Bryant, who posted eight points.
Alexandria-Monroe's record now sits at 1-6. As for South Decatur, their record is now 0-6.
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