The Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders pushed their score all the way to 57 on Thursday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 83-57 walloping at the hands of Indianapolis Crispus Attucks. While losing is never fun, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 246th, while Indianapolis Crispus Attucks is ranked 15th).
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's loss came despite strong showings from Devin Bolden and Xavier Highbaugh. Bolden scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks, while Highbaugh scored 20 points. Bolden continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kasien Stevenson, who scored six points.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter has not been sharp recently, as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter will be playing at home against Park Tudor at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Indianapolis Crispus Attucks, they will square off against Indianapolis Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Indianapolis Washington focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 last Tuesday.
