Basketball Game Preview: Argos Dragons vs. Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies

By Team Reports Jan 11, 2025, 1:28pm

Basketball Preview: Argos Dragons vs. Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies

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The Argos Dragons and the Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies will face off at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Having struggled with ten losses in a row dating back to last season, Argos turned things around against Bethany Christian on Friday. They escaped with a win against the Bruins by the margin of a single free throw, 50-49.

Luke Stults continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it seven consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Argos' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mack Calhoun, who posted four points and five rebounds.

Meanwhile, Plymouth got the win against Mishawaka on Friday by a conclusive 61-39. The Pilgrims/Rockies have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 22 points or more this season.

Plymouth has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.3 points. As for Argos, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.

Argos skirted past Plymouth 52-50 in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Plymouth's Davis Wray, who went 10 of 20 on his way to 27 points and three steals. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Argos to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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