Basketball Game Preview: Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils vs. Oldenburg Academy Twisters

The Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Oldenburg Academy Twisters at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Indianapolis Shortridge comes in on three and Oldenburg Academy on nine.

Indianapolis Shortridge will head into Thursday's contest 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 52-point drubbing they dealt Indianapolis Washington on Thursday. Indianapolis Shortridge breezed by Indianapolis Washington to the tune of 57-5. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 28 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Oldenburg Academy hadn't done well against Franklin County recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Oldenburg Academy strolled past Franklin County with points to spare, taking the game 47-32. Given the Twisters' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Wildcats are ranked 211th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Oldenburg Academy pushed their record up to 10-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.9 points per game. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season.