Basketball Game Preview: Irvington Preparatory Academy vs. Tindley Tigers

Irvington Preparatory Academy is 0-8 against Tindley since January of 2015 but things could change on Wednesday. Irvington Preparatory Academy just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Tindley Tigers at 6:00 p.m. Irvington Preparatory Academy's defense has only allowed 29.1 points per game this season, so Tindley's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Irvington Preparatory Academy is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Indianapolis Metropolitan 48-2. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 59-12, which was the final score in Tindley's tilt against Indianapolis Crispus Attucks last Tuesday. The match marked Tindley's lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Alonah Savage was Tindley's leading scorer, having posted eight points. Savage also led the team in rebounds with ten. Rachel Day took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with two assists.

Irvington Preparatory Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.2 points per game. As for Tindley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-4.

Irvington Preparatory Academy was dealt a bruising 48-7 defeat at the hands of Tindley in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. Can Irvington Preparatory Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.