The Connersville Spartans are taking a road trip to challenge the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Connersville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
Connersville's tournament run continued when they took on Charlestown on Saturday. Connersville secured a 50-46 W over Charlestown.
Connersville's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Kendyl Bottomley, who went 7 for 8 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds, and Serenity Pennington, who went 5 of 6 on her way to 16 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie McHenry, who posted six points.
Connersville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Greenfield-Central entered their tilt with Evansville North on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Huskies by a score of 45-36.
Connersville has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.2 points per game. As for Greenfield-Central, their record now sits at 11-4.
Things could have been worse for Connersville, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-38 loss to Greenfield-Central in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Can Connersville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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