Basketball Game Preview: Ingomar Falcons vs. New Albany Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 1, 2024, 8:19am

Preview: Ingomar Falcons vs. New Albany Bulldogs

Ingomar is 2-8 against the Bulldogs since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Ingomar Falcons will look to defend their home court against the New Albany Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Ingomar can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Bruce 67-29 on the road. The victory was nothing new for Ingomar as they're now sitting on three straight.

Meanwhile, New Albany beat the Cougars 58-51 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Albany.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Albany to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braden Shettles, who scored 18 points along with two steals. Shettles has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Issac Gilbert, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.

Ingomar's victory bumped their record up to 19-9. As for New Albany, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.

Things could have been worse for Ingomar, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 57-39 loss to the Bulldogs when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Will Ingomar have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.