Southmont hasn't had much luck against Lebanon recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Southmont Mounties will take on the Lebanon Tigers at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Southmont's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four contests.
On Wednesday, Southmont ended up a good deal behind Sheridan and lost 72-55. While losing is never fun, the Mounties can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 254th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 62-26, which was the final score in Lebanon's tilt against Zionsville on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost six in a row.
Lebanon's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Southmont, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Southmont didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Lebanon in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 38-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southmont 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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