Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Batesville Bulldogs walked away with it. They walked away with a 44-36 victory over the Tigers on Saturday. The win was nothing new for Batesville as they're now sitting on nine straight.
Leading Batesville to victory were Gus Prickel and Sam Johnson. Prickel scored 12 points, while Johnson scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Trenten Luers, who scored five points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Lawrenceburg's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Noah Knigga, who scored 11 points along with six assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Cornett, who scored eight points along with two steals.
Even though they lost, Lawrenceburg smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Batesville only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Batesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Lawrenceburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-8.
Batesville is on the road again on Saturday and plays Scottsburg at 4:00 p.m. on March 9th. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Indiana (Scottsburg is ranked 42nd, while Batesville is ranked 64th). Lawrenceburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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