It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Daleville can now relate to. They fell 66-58 to the Monroe Central Golden Bears on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Golden Bears are ranked 123rd).
Hunter Suchyna
| 02/28/25 @ Madison-Grant | 42 |
| 02/14/25 @ Union City | 37 |
| 03/15/25 vs Monroe Central | 33 |
| 03/07/25 vs Wes-Del | 33 |
| 02/18/25 vs Frankton | 26 |
| + 14 more games |
Despite the loss, Daleville still got an impressive performance from Hunter Suchyna, who went 12-for-22 to rack up 33 points and six rebounds. Daleville is 3-1 when Suchyna posts 30 or more points, but 6-15 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Sexton, who shot 45% from the field on his way to 12 points and six boards.
Monroe Central was led to victory by Easton Foster and Tashaun Beatty. Foster dropped a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds, while Beatty went 9-for-12 en route to 18 points and seven boards. Foster has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more rebounds the last 23 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jackson Konkle, who posted eight points.
With the defeat, Daleville broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-16. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points over those games. As for Monroe Central, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 19-6.
Daleville does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monroe Central, they will take on Kouts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Monroe Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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