The Southwestern Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the KIPP Legacy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Southwestern is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak dating back to last season.
On Saturday, Southwestern had to suffer through a 68-20 loss at the hands of Triton Central.
Meanwhile, KIPP Legacy suffered their closest defeat since December 19, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Purdue Polytechnic by a score of 78-76. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Techies recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Southwestern will have to keep a close watch on Nick Mapp and Shalon Robinson, a pair of players who had a big impact on KIPP Legacy's prior game. Mapp shot 55% from the field on his way to 31 points, while Robinson posted 22 points in addition to five assists and four steals. Robinson has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nate Bell, who had ten points and eight boards.
KIPP Legacy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Southwestern, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Southwestern might still be hurting after the 97-73 loss they got from KIPP Legacy in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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