Alante Wright commands the offense for a Indians win
By Team Reports
Dec 17, 2023, 7:40pm
Recap: Portage Indians vs. Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos
The Portage Indians won the last time they faced the Lafayette Jefferson Bronchos, and things went their way on Saturday too. Portage walked away with a 40-28 victory over Lafayette Jefferson. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Portage.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Portage to victory, but perhaps none more so than Alante Wright, who scored 13 points. That makes it three consecutive games in which Wright has scored at least 25% of Portage's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Kingery, who scored nine points along with five assists.
Portage's win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Lafayette Jefferson, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Portage will stay at home for another game and welcome Hammond Central at 7:00 p.m. on December 21st. Hammond Central is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games. Lafayette Jefferson will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Evansville North at 10:00 a.m. on December 27th.
