The New Prairie Cougars are on the road again on Tuesday and plays the Jimtown Jimmies at 8:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully New Prairie focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 last Friday.
New Prairie struggled with offensive rebounds last Friday (South Bend Clay had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. New Prairie was dealt a 70-38 loss at the hands of South Bend Clay.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Reece Lapczynski, who scored four points along with five assists and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Klute, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Jimtown beat Argos on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 57-39. Given Jimtown's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while Argos is ranked 362nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jimtown's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Javen Jackson, who scored 11 points along with six assists and four steals, and Brandon King, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which King has scored at least a third of Jimtown's points. Will Spurgeon was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
New Prairie dropped their record down to 4-19 with that loss, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Jimtown, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: New Prairie have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 37.4% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Jimtown struggles in that department as they've made 44.1% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
New Prairie was dealt a bruising 64-35 loss at the hands of Jimtown in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can New Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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