The Anderson Indians and the Pike Red Devils will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Anderson is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.8 points per game this season.
Anderson is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Mt. Vernon just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell to the Marauders 56-52. The contest marked the Indians' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Damien King
| 12/17/24 vs Mt. Vernon | 17 |
| 12/14/24 vs Fort Wayne Northrop | 33 |
| 12/07/24 vs New Castle | 34 |
| 11/30/24 vs Liberty Christian | 18 |
| 11/26/24 @ Pendleton Heights | 20 |
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Damien King, who posted 17 points in addition to six boards and four steals. The matchup was his seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Javon Warfield, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Pike scored the most points they've had this season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 78-74 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lawrence Central. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (66), the Red Devils still had to take the loss.
Pike's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-1. As for Anderson, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1.
Anderson strolled past Pike when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 61-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for Anderson since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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