The Griffith Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Bowman Academy Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bowman Academy took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Griffith, who comes in off a win.
Last Thursday, Griffith earned a 53-42 win over Highland. The win made it back-to-back wins for Griffith.
Griffith had a senior duo take command as Savon Miles scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two steals and Cameron Chandler dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. Miles has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Colton Strezo, who scored five points along with five steals.
Meanwhile, Bowman Academy pushed their score all the way to 55 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 68-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of Michigan City. Bowman Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, Bowman Academy saw an underclassman step up: Jamarie Pollard scored 23 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Tasean Gates, who scored seven points along with two steals.
Bowman Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only three offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Griffith has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Bowman Academy, they now have a losing record at 9-10.
Griffith suffered a grim 75-49 defeat to Bowman Academy when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Griffith, Leon Grimes (who scored 32 points along with six rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
