Tri-West Hendricks and Crawfordsville are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2017, but not for long. The Tri-West Hendricks Bruins will be playing at home against the Crawfordsville Athenians at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Tri-West Hendricks' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Crawfordsville has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Wednesday, Tri-West Hendricks earned a 63-50 victory over Speedway. Given Tri-West Hendricks' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while Speedway is ranked 248th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Drew Miller, who scored 15 points along with six assists and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last five times he's played. Jimmy Sorgi was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 71-36, which was the final score in Crawfordsville's tilt against McCutcheon on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Crawfordsville in their matchups with McCutcheon: they've now lost seven in a row.
Tri-West Hendricks' victory bumped their record up to 14-5. As for Crawfordsville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season.
Tri-West Hendricks strolled past Crawfordsville when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a score of 57-39. Will Tri-West Hendricks repeat their success, or does Crawfordsville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
