The Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders will challenge the Castle Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.
While Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Greenwood Christian Academy last Tuesday as Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter made off with a 61-41 victory. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
| 01/07/25 vs Greenwood Christian Academy | 15 |
| 01/03/25 @ Speedway | 12 |
| 12/23/24 @ Decatur Central | 11 |
| 12/21/24 vs Indianapolis Lutheran | 13 |
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Devin Bolden out in front who dropped a double-double on 26 points and 15 boards. Bolden has been hot recently, having posted 11 or more rebounds the last four times he's played. Nathan Smith was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine assists.
Meanwhile, Castle suffered their closest loss since February 9, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Evansville Central by a score of 63-61. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Knights have suffered against the Bears since February 26, 2019.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter will need focus on slowing down Xander Niehaus, one of several Castle players who made an impact when they last played. He went 6 for 10 en route to 16 points and seven boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Wongler, who posted eight points along with five assists and four steals.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 21.8 points. As for Castle, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter and Castle are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 70.5 points per game. However, it's not like Castle struggles in that department as they've been averaging 60.3 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
