The Portland Raiders will head out to face off against the Lansing Catholic Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Portland is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Portland proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 42) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Zeeland West out 66-64. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Dux are ranked 540th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lansing Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They enjoyed a cozy 60-41 win over Eaton Rapids on Tuesday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Portland better focus on containing Drew Tolfree and Lucas Payne as the pair were huge in Lansing Catholic's win. Tolfree went 6 of 11 en route to 16 points along with five assists and five rebounds, while Payne went 6 for 11 to rack up 19 points. The dominant performance also gave Payne a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (63%). DJ Rowley was another key player, putting up six points.
Lansing Catholic's win bumped their record up to 7-11. As for Portland, they pushed their record up to 16-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road.
Portland beat Lansing Catholic 60-49 in their previous matchup back in January. The rematch might be a little tougher for Portland since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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