Rossville hasn't had much luck against West Lafayette recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Rossville Hornets will venture away from home to square off against the West Lafayette Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Rossville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Rossville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past Faith Christian with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 84-68.
Brayden Thiele-Hahn
| 01/18/25 vs Frankfort | 35 |
| 02/22/25 vs Faith Christian | 31 |
| 01/31/25 @ Eastern | 31 |
| 01/24/25 vs Clinton Central | 24 |
| 01/17/25 @ Tri-Central | 24 |
| + 17 more games |
Brayden Thiele-Hahn was his usual excellent self, shooting 7-for-13 from downtown and almost dropping a double-double with 31 points and nine rebounds. He is becoming a predictor of Rossville's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 12-2 (and 3-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jordan Skiles, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 boards.
West Lafayette has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They took a 70-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lebanon on Saturday.
Rossville is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.1 points over those games. West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 16-6.
Rossville came up short against West Lafayette in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 68-55. Can Rossville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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