After flying high against International last Wednesday, Indianapolis Shortridge came back down to earth. The Indianapolis Shortridge Blue Devils were outmatched by the Pike Red Devils and fell 62-34. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 226th, while the Red Devils are ranked 45th).
Indianapolis Shortridge lost on Tuesday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Gavin Lowery, who posted 14 points and five steals. Jalen Yates was another key player, putting up seven points and three blocks.
Pike's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tj Davis led the charge by posting ten points and five steals. Davis has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Isaiah Hill, who scored nine points in addition to eight boards and five blocks.
Indianapolis Shortridge's record is now 6-9. As for Pike, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-6 record this season.
Indianapolis Shortridge has already played their next match, a 79-46 defeat against Greenfield-Central on the 23rd. As for Pike, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-41 win against Carmel on the 24th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
