After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Southwestern, Lawrenceburg was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 64-45 victory over the Jac-Cen-Del Eagles. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Eagles are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
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Lawrenceburg had a senior duo take command as Noah Knigga almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine rebounds and JP Izzo went 8 of 16 on his way to 19 points. That's the most points Izzo has posted since back in November of 2024. Ollie Safaviyan was another key player, putting up eight points.
Lawrenceburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive matches.
Lawrenceburg's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Jac-Cen-Del, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-9.
Lawrenceburg has already played their next contest (against Greensburg), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Jac-Cen-Del will square off against Milan at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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