The La Porte Slicers will head out to square off against the Portage Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Porte will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-32, which was the final score in La Porte's tilt against Pioneer on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Portage was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Hammond Central, falling 56-31. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Wolves are ranked 40th).
Portage's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Things could have been worse for La Porte, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 52-34 loss to Portage in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for La Porte, Alante Wright (who went 7 for 11 on her way to 28 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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