The Pike Red Devils will challenge the Mt. Vernon Marauders at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Pike's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 16 games.
Pike is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Brownsburg by a score of 79-68. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon didn't have too much trouble with Greenfield-Central on Saturday as they won 64-50. Given the Marauders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Cougars are ranked 105th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pike better focus on containing Luke Ertel and Max Vise as the pair were huge in Mt. Vernon's win. Ertel went 9-for-15 en route to 25 points along with eight assists and eight rebounds, while Vise shot 82% from the field on his way to 19 points in addition to six boards and six blocks. The contest was Ertel's tenth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Guerre, who posted 12 points.
Pike's record is now 23-3. As for Mt. Vernon, their record now sits at 24-3.
Pike came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Vernon in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 84-81. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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