South Ripley is 1-6 against Greensburg since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The South Ripley Raiders will look to defend their home court against the Greensburg Pirates at 3:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
South Ripley took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Switzerland County as South Ripley made off with a 58-34 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Raiders have posted since November 16th.
Meanwhile, Greensburg put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Connersville 75-39. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Spartans are ranked 62nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Ripley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points per game. As for Greensburg, they pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
South Ripley took a serious blow against Greensburg in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 57-11. Can South Ripley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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