There's no place like home for the South Bend Clay Colonials, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They took their match at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 70-38 win over New Prairie. For South Bend Clay, this counts as revenge for the 75-64 defeat New Prairie walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
South Bend Clay found their leader in underclassman Tyrese Jones, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of South Bend Clay's points. Another player making a difference was Brad Hicks, who scored 17 points along with four steals.
New Prairie lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Reece Lapczynski, who scored four points along with five assists and two steals. Trenton Klute was another key contributor, scoring seven points.
South Bend Clay now has a winning record of 11-10. As for New Prairie, they dropped their record down to 4-19 with that defeat, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season.
South Bend Clay will face off against La Porte at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. New Prairie does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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