Basketball Game Preview: Crown Point Bulldogs vs. Portage Indians

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Previous Games

02/01/24 - Home	68-39 W
02/28/23 - Neutral	54-45 W
02/02/23 - Away	60-49 W
03/04/22 - Neutral	51-52 L
02/05/22 - Neutral	43-38 W
+ 5 more games

Crown Point is 9-1 against Portage since February of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Crown Point Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Portage Indians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Crown Point is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering South Bend Washington just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 68-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. The loss put an end to the Bulldogs' undefeated start to the season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Portage). They had just enough and edged Michigan City out 78-75. Winning may never get old, but the Indians sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.

Portage had a senior duo take command as Garrett Clark went 8 of 15 on his way to 26 points and Michael Wellman went 8 for 20 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. Clark is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Bryce Kobe, who posted 12 points.

Portage pushed their record up to 12-4 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Crown Point, their loss ended a 14-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 13-1.

Everything came up roses for Crown Point against Portage in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 68-39 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Crown Point since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.