Pendleton Heights and Greenfield-Central are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Pendleton Heights Arabians will challenge the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pendleton Heights has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight defeats, while Greenfield-Central will come in with six straight victories.
Pendleton Heights is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since December 17, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Tri-West Hendricks by a score of 59-56. The contest was a 28-28 toss-up at halftime, but the Arabians couldn't quite close it out.
| 01/25/25 vs Tri-West Hendricks | 22 |
| 01/27/24 @ Hamilton Southeastern | 19 |
| 12/09/23 vs Connersville | 19 |
| 01/07/25 vs Lapel | 17 |
| 01/03/24 vs Elwood | 16 |
Despite the defeat, Pendleton Heights got top-tier performance from Evan Mozingo, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 22 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Mozingo a new career-high in points. Ashaan Singh was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 12 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Pendleton Heights smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Greenfield-Central over Shelbyville in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Everything went Greenfield-Central's way against Shelbyville as Greenfield-Central made off with an 82-60 win. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.
Pendleton Heights better keep an eye on Braylon Mullins. He was instrumental in Greenfield-Central's win, dropping a double-double on 43 points and ten rebounds. Mullins' evening made it 15 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Cooper Robertson, who made all 7 shots he took for 14 points and six boards.
Greenfield-Central pushed their record up to 13-2 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Pendleton Heights, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Friday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: Pendleton Heights has been crazy accurate this season, having made 47.3% of their shots per game. However, it's not like Greenfield-Central struggles in that department as they've drained 59.9% of their field goals this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Pendleton Heights couldn't quite finish off Greenfield-Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 74-72. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Mullins, who went 18 of 30 on his way to 51 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Pendleton Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
