Basketball Game Preview: Gary West Side Cougars vs. 21st Century Charter Cougars

The Gary West Side Cougars will take on the 21st Century Charter Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gary West Side will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.

Gary West Side will head into Saturday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 22-point drubbing they dealt Tindley on Saturday. Gary West Side put the hurt on Tindley with a sharp 60-38 win. 60 seems to be a good number for the Cougars as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Meanwhile, 21st Century Charter fought the good fight in their overtime match against Lake Central on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Indians 67-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Monday (57), the Cougars still had to take the loss.

Gary West Side will have to contain Terrence Hayes as he made an impact in 21st Century Charter's last game. He dropped a double-double on 25 points and 13 rebounds. Hayes is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last 21 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Lemetrius Williams, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Gary West Side is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.6 points per game. As for 21st Century Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 14-5.

Gary West Side came up short against 21st Century Charter when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 60-56. Can Gary West Side avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.