The Lawrenceburg Tigers and the Batesville Bulldogs squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Lawrenceburg Tigers had to settle for second. They fell 44-36 to the Bulldogs. Lawrenceburg's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Lawrenceburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Noah Knigga, who scored 11 points along with six assists and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was 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 had a senior duo take command as Sam Johnson scored 15 points and Gus Prickel scored 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenten Luers, who scored five points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Lawrenceburg's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Batesville, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season.
Lawrenceburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Batesville's road trip will continue as they head out to face Scottsburg at 4:00 p.m. on March 9th. One thing working in Scottsburg's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
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