The Eastern Greene Thunderbirds will head out to face off against the Edgewood Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Tuesday, Eastern Greene was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 51-46 to Orleans. While losing is never fun, the Thunderbirds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th in Indiana, while the Bulldogs are ranked 79th in Indiana).
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Coby Sykes and Rylan Crocker. Crocker had a solid game and posted eight points. Meanwhile, Sykes did his best for the losing side, going 6-for-11 en route to 15 points.
Meanwhile, Edgewood posted their biggest victory since January 17th on Tuesday. They breezed past Brown County to the tune of 51-23. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Edgewood's record is now 11-9. As for Eastern Greene, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Eastern Greene might still be hurting after the 65-45 defeat they got from Edgewood in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. Can Eastern Greene avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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