Danville is 9-1 against Tri-West Hendricks since February of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Danville Warriors will jump right back in to play the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Danville knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Tri-West Hendricks likes a good challenge.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Danville walked away with it. They came out on top against the Athenians by a score of 65-53 on Friday. Given Danville's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while Crawfordsville is ranked 305th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tri-West Hendricks entered their tilt with Lebanon with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Tri-West Hendricks walked away with a 46-38 win over Lebanon on Friday.
Tri-West Hendricks' success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Drew Miller led the charge by scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds. Miller has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Max Robertson, who scored 18 points along with five rebounds.
Danville's victory bumped their record up to 20-3. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season.
Danville was able to grind out a solid win over Tri-West Hendricks in their previous matchup back in January, winning 60-48. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Robertson, who scored 20 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Danville still be able to contain Robertson? There's only one way to find out.
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