Heading into Saturday's regional contest against Union County, Greencastle girl's basketball coach Doug Greenlee is optimistic about his team's chances of success in a new basketball format that will see a one-game experience for the regional title and then two games for the semi-state. 

The reason?

The second-year head coach has had experience and success under the new format, which the IHSAA approved last year. 

"The new Regional format is different. I was a head baseball coach for many years and IHSAA Baseball had this format years ago. My teams won two Regional crowns, so I like the format," Greenlee told The Putnam County Post. 

The Tiger Cubs enter the 4 p.m. clash fresh off winning the sectional on their home floor. 

In the first game, Greencastle knocked off Southmont, 55-39, cruised past Cloverdale, 59-37 and held off Parke Heritage, 54-32 in the championship. 

According to Greenlee, his team achieved one priority by cutting down the nets. 

"Sectionals are always a priority to win when the season starts. Every team has high hopes and as the season progresses, some teams find the task too daunting.  Luckily for our team, we continued to get better as the season went on. Winning on our own floor is very special as you can look back and know it happened here," Greenlee said. 

Leading the way for Greencastle has been seniors Gloria Brewer and Emma Hunter, as well as junior Evie Briones, as all three are averaging double figures. 

At 22-4, Greencastle has not lost since Dec. 16 and are riding a 14-game winning streak into the regional. 

Union County, on the other hand, is 16-9 and won its sectional, knocking off Northeastern and Shenandoah. 

What will it take for the Tiger Cubs to cut down the nets once again?

"We have to play Greencastle Basketball. We want a fast pace, we want to play solid defense and put a lot of pressure on the opponent. We will be prepared for Union County," Greenlee said.