Thursday night's high school basketball previews

THURSDAY

BOYS

Monrovia (10-7) at Greencastle (10-5)

The coaches: Kyle Swafford is in his second year at Monrovia. Bryce Rector is in his second year at Greencastle.

Season recap: Monrovia has lost six of its last eight games, including the lasta two. The Tiger Cubs had a seven-game winning streak snapped on Saturday at Class 3A No. 4 Tri-West.

Opponents’ records: Monrovia 135-135, Greencastle 128-113.

Per-game averages: Offense – Monrovia 51.6, Greencastle 52.0. Defense – Monrovia 46.5, Greencastle 51.1.

The history: Monrovia won 55-31 last year on its homecourt. The teams have split 32 games over the past 30 years.

Key players: Max Newman (6-7 junior) leads Monrovia in scoring and rebounding. Colin York leads Greencastle at 20.8 points per game, while Gavin Bolllman averages 11.8 and Brody Whitaker 10.0.

South Putnam (7-10) at Rockville (7-11)

The coaches: Greg Dean is in his fourth year at South Putnam. Rich Schelsky is in his first year at Rockville.

Season recap: South Putnam broke a six-game losing streak on Saturday with a win over Lighthouse Christian Academy. Rockville started the season 6-2 but has lost nine of 10 games since then.

Per-game averages: Offense — SP 46.1, Rockville . Defense — SP 50.5, Rockville .

Opponents’ records: South Putnam 130-145, Rockville 97-118.

History: South Putnam won 65-58 on its homecourt last year. Rockville has a 21-13 lead in the series over the past 30 years.

Key players: Allen Plunkett leads South Putnam with 18.5 points per game and is the only Eagle averaging in double figures. Junior guard Landon Newnum paces Rockville in scoring with 23.9 points per game, ranking him 15th in the state. Senior guard Hunter Michalic adds 10.2 points per game.