Two dominant guards in Dylan Heald and Caleb Short are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Indian Springs Student will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Verbena Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Indian Springs was fully in charge, breezing past Holy Family Catholic 68-26. That 42 point margin sets a new team best for the Student this season.
Indian Springs had a senior duo take command as Heald posted 23 points and Ben Simms earned 17 points. Max Markstein was another key player, putting up eight points.
Meanwhile, Verbena was able to grind out a solid victory over Gaylesville on Saturday, taking the game 66-53.
Verbena's win came from a few key players Indian Springs will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kamari Ceasar, who had 14 points along with eight boards and six steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Short, who put up ten points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals.
Indian Springs is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.3 points per game. As for Verbena, their win bumped their record up to 6-13.
Indian Springs took their victory against Verbena in their previous matchup back in November of 2024 by a conclusive 53-33. Will Indian Springs repeat their success, or does Verbena have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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