Indianapolis Washington lost against Marion back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Indianapolis Washington Continentals received a blow as they fell 77-62 to the Marion Giants. While losing is never fun, the Continentals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Giants are ranked 93rd).
Despite the loss, Indianapolis Washington still got an impressive performance from Roosevelt Franklin, who dropped a double-double with 39 points and 17 rebounds. That was a full 62.9% of Indianapolis Washington's points, marking the fifth time in a row Franklin has posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Camryn Brewer, who scored ten points and five boards.
Tim Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marion, going 13-for-24 en route to 31 points in addition to eight rebounds and six steals. Jones is becoming a predictor of Marion's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is undefeated (and 7-10 when he doesn't). Kobe Johnson was another key player, going 7-for-14 on his way to 16 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Indianapolis Washington has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-12 record this season. The victory got Marion back to even at 10-10.
Looking ahead, Indianapolis Washington will head out to face off against Victory College Prep at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Indianapolis Washington is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.7 points per game this season. As for Marion, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fort Wayne Northrop at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Marion knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matchups -- so hopefully Fort Wayne Northrop likes a good challenge.
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