After flying high against Eminence last Thursday, Indianapolis Metropolitan came back down to earth. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Pumas received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 65-50 to the Hamilton Southeastern Royals. While losing is never fun, the Pumas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while the Royals are ranked 44th).
Kwame Hawkins
| 02/11/25 vs Hamilton Southeastern | 75% |
| 01/31/25 vs Greenwood Christian Academy | 67% |
| 01/29/25 vs Rooted School | 67% |
| 01/28/25 @ Ben Davis | 50% |
| 01/24/25 vs Park Tudor | 75% |
| + 3 more games |
Indianapolis Metropolitan's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Kwame Hawkins, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds, and Landon Petty, who went 9-for-11 en route to 18 points in addition to seven boards and four blocks. Hawkins is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last eight games he's played.
Even though they lost, Indianapolis Metropolitan smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hamilton Southeastern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braeden Totton, who posted 16 points and five boards. Varschon Clark was another key player, putting up 13 points along with five rebounds and four blocks.
Indianapolis Metropolitan's defeat dropped their record down to 14-7. As for Hamilton Southeastern, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-10.
Indianapolis Metropolitan has already played their next game, a 93-14 win against Central Christian Academy on the 13th. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they will challenge Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hamilton Southeastern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.3 points per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
