Basketball Recap: Purdue Poly Englewood Takes a Loss

Purdue Poly Englewood played a tough contest on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 92-50 loss at the hands of the Indianapolis Crispus Attucks Tigers. Purdue Poly Englewood was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 43-23.

Indianapolis Crispus Attucks got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Dezmon Briscoe out in front who went 8-for-17 to rack up 24 points in addition to eight rebounds and five blocks. Briscoe is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in each of the last nine games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayden English, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds.

Purdue Poly Englewood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Purdue Poly Englewood will welcome Indianapolis Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on February 28th. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, they will be playing at home against Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.