The Connersville Spartans and the Batesville Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Connersville Spartans had to settle for second. They took a hard 48-31 fall against the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Connersville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while Batesville is ranked 64th).
Connersville's loss came despite strong showings from Kevin Seeley and Hunter Allen. Seeley scored 11 points, while Allen scored five points along with four steals.
Even though they lost, Connersville were working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. This was only their 13th loss (out of 17 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Batesville's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cade Kaiser, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and five blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Grunkemeyer, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Connersville has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-20 record this season. As for Batesville, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
Connersville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Batesville, they and Lawrenceburg will face off at 7:30 p.m. on March 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Lawrenceburg is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 50.4 points per game this season.
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