Lawrenceburg was the 48-37 winner over South Ripley when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lawrenceburg Tigers took a 49-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the South Ripley Raiders on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Raiders are ranked 44th).
Several Tigers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Kaleb Cole, who went 6 for 14 en route to 16 points. Cole is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Keaten McGrath was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took to post 10 points.
Lawrenceburg has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season. As for South Ripley, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 17-0.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lawrenceburg will host East Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for South Ripley, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. South Ripley is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), Southwestern a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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