The Mt. Vernon Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Fairfield Mules at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Mt. Vernon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with 16 straight defeats, while Fairfield will come in with four straight wins.
Last Tuesday, Mt. Vernon was beaten by Tecumseh 65-31. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 366th, while the Braves are ranked 120th).
| 01/14/25 @ Tecumseh | 3 |
| 12/18/24 vs Evansville Bosse | 2 |
| 12/27/24 vs Edgewood | 1 |
| 12/10/24 @ Evansville Mater Dei | 1 |
| 11/08/24 @ Evansville Harrison | 1 |
Despite their loss, Mt. Vernon saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Taylor Ellison, who posted four points, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance also gave Ellison a new career-high in assists (three). Cassidy Jones was another key player, putting up four points.
Even though they lost, Mt. Vernon was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Fairfield didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Edwards County on Thursday, but they still walked away with a 52-48 victory.
Fairfield has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.8 points per game. As for Mt. Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
