Basketball Game Preview: Tri-West Hendricks Bruins vs. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders

Bruins

Points

02/25/25 vs Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory	49
02/21/25 @ North Montgomery	64
02/18/25 @ Speedway	85
02/15/25 vs Indianapolis Arsenal Technical	71
02/14/25 @ Crawfordsville	73
+ 17 more games

Tri-West Hendricks is on a six-game streak of home wins, while Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins will welcome the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Tri-West Hendricks is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.5 points per game this season.

Tri-West Hendricks will bounce into Friday's game after beating Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Tri-West Hendricks walked away with a 49-42 victory over Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory on Tuesday.

Ryan Miller and Daniel Thomas were among the main playmakers for Tri-West Hendricks as the former went 6-for-8 to rack up 17 points and three steals and the latter posted 16 points and six rebounds. That's the most boards Thomas has posted since back in December of 2024.

Meanwhile, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter made easy work of Monrovia on Tuesday and carried off a 66-42 win. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Tri-West Hendricks has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's victory bumped their record up to 16-5.

Tri-West Hendricks came out on top in a nail-biter against Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, sneaking past 62-59. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's Devin Bolden, who went 11-for-17 en route to 24 points and seven rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Tri-West Hendricks still be able to contain Bolden? There's only one way to find out.