Batesville lost against South Ripley back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Batesville Bulldogs fell 63-51 to the South Ripley Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 173rd, while the Raiders are ranked 44th).
Batesville's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cade Kaiser, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 21 points and five boards. Kaiser is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. James Hughes was another key player, going 6 of 13 en route to 15 points.
Batesville has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for South Ripley, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 12-0.
Batesville will head out on the road to square off against Greensburg at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Batesville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.1 points per game this season. South Ripley has already played their next contest (against Oldenburg Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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