Basketball Game Preview: Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils vs. Pike Red Devils

The Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils will square off against the Pike Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Indianapolis Shortridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat International 79-19. With the Blue Devils ahead 47-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

It was another big night for Elijah Wilson, who went 10 for 14 en route to 23 points along with seven assists and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Yates, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points in addition to eight boards and five steals.

Wilson wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Indianapolis Shortridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Pike made easy work of Roncalli on Wednesday and carried off a 57-37 win. The Red Devils pushed the score to 46-22 by the end of the third, a deficit the Royals cut but never quite recovered from.

Pike's win came from a few key players Indianapolis Shortridge will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Aiden Woods, who went 5 for 11 en route to 14 points. Those 14 points gave him a new career-high. Brennan Dokes was another key player, going 5 of 9 on his way to 10 points and six rebounds.

Pike's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-5. As for Indianapolis Shortridge, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-8.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Indianapolis Shortridge has been crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.1 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Pike struggles in that department as they've been averaging 27.3 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.