Basketball Recap: Tri-West Hendricks Drops Highest Score of Season Against Speedway
By Team Reports
Feb 23, 2025, 5:59pm
Basketball Recap: Tri-West Hendricks Bruins vs. Speedway Sparkplugs
Tri-West Hendricks had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They breezed past the Speedway Sparkplugs to the tune of 86-43. The Bruins' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Leading Tri-West Hendricks to victory were Ryan Miller and Jaxon Paris. Miller went 6-for-8 on his way to 20 points and five assists, while Paris went 8-for-9 en route to 20 points. Miller's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Kellen Dakin was another key player, putting up nine points and seven boards.

Bruins
02/18/25 @ Speedway | 21 |
02/15/25 vs Indianapolis Arsenal Technical | 10 |
02/14/25 @ Crawfordsville | 16 |
02/11/25 @ Monrovia | 18 |
02/08/25 vs Martinsville | 13 |
+ 30 more games |
They weren't the only ones working in the assist department: Tri-West Hendricks was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Speedway lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Drew Matelic, who went 7-for-17 to rack up 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camden Bennett, who posted eight points and five rebounds.
Tri-West Hendricks' win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.0 points over those games. As for Speedway, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Tri-West Hendricks wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 64-32 victory against North Montgomery on the 21st. As for Speedway, they have also already played their next contest, a 53-52 loss against Indianapolis Scecina Memorial on the 21st.
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