Griffith was the 69-66 winner over Andrean when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Griffith Panthers took a 63-54 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Andrean Fighting 59ers on Thursday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Griffith still got an impressive performance from Jakhari Mackey, who posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jatin Flowers, who had six points and five boards.
Griffith's loss dropped their record down to 10-7. As for Andrean, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-5.
Griffith and Andrean should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Griffith will face off against Whiting at 7:00 p.m. on Monday up 303 places (157 vs. 460). Griffith is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.8 points per game this season. Similarly, Andrean (ranked 143rd) will meet Marquette Catholic (ranked 329th) at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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