The Lapel Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Pendleton Heights Arabians at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Lapel is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.8 points per game this season.
If Pendleton Heights heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Lapel took over last week. Lapel secured a 49-45 W over Mississinewa two weeks ago.
| 12/21/24 vs Mississinewa | 24 |
| 12/14/24 vs Muncie Burris | 22 |
| 12/13/24 vs Wapahani | 15 |
It was another big night for Brode B Judge, who went 9 for 13 on his way to 24 points. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bode Judge, who posted 15 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pendleton Heights beat Indianapolis Bishop Chatard 63-50 on Saturday. Given the Arabians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 125th, while the Trojans are ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lapel better keep an eye on Cooper Sims. He was instrumental in Pendleton Heights' win, going 12 of 18 on his way to 30 points and six rebounds. Sims is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Estes, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.
Pendleton Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Lapel now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Pendleton Heights, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Lapel has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 24.5 boards per game. However, it's not like Pendleton Heights struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.1 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Lapel came up short against Pendleton Heights when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 71-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sims, who went 8 of 14 on his way to 24 points. Now that Lapel knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
