Bowman Academy and Gary West Side are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Bowman Academy Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Gary West Side Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Bowman Academy sitting on three straight wins and Gary West Side on four.
Last Monday, Bowman Academy slipped by Marquette Catholic 44-43.
Meanwhile, Gary West Side got the win against Hammond Bishop Noll on Saturday by a conclusive 69-45. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Warriors are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bowman Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-7. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points per game. As for Gary West Side, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Bowman Academy came up short against Gary West Side in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 55-43. Can Bowman Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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