The Pike Red Devils will head out on the road to face off against the Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Pike got the win against Roncalli by a conclusive 57-37. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 32-9.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Pike to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aiden Woods, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 14 points. Woods is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Dokes, who went 5 of 9 en route to 10 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Indianapolis Shortridge). They breezed by International to the tune of 79-19 on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Pike better keep an eye on Elijah Wilson. He was instrumental in Indianapolis Shortridge's win, going 10 for 14 on his way to 23 points along with seven assists and six steals. Another player making a difference was Jordan Yates, who went 5 of 7 en route to 12 points in addition to eight boards and five steals.
Indianapolis Shortridge was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Indianapolis Shortridge and bumps their season record up to 6-8. As for Pike, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Pike has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.3 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Indianapolis Shortridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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