South Bend Career Academy is 1-9 against LaVille since November of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Bend Career Academy Trailblazers will be staying on the road to face off against the LaVille Lancers at 5:30 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully South Bend Career Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
South Bend Career Academy struggled with assists on Tuesday (South Bend Washington had 14 more) and sadly the final score reflected it. South Bend Career Academy took a serious blow against South Bend Washington, falling 93-42. While losing is never fun, South Bend Career Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 393rd, while South Bend Washington is ranked 144th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Mykel Jackson, who scored seven points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Murray, who scored five points.
LaVille was handed a three-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Knox on Tuesday. LaVille blew past Knox 71-49.
Collin Czarnecki was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 9 from beyond the arc en route to 37 points and 3 assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Michael Good was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
South Bend Career Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for LaVille, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season.
Tuesday's match is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: South Bend Career Academy have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 40.4% of their threes per game. However, it's not like LaVille struggles in that department as they've made 45% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Bend Career Academy was taken down by LaVille 84-45 when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Czarnecki, who scored 26 points along with two steals. Now that South Bend Career Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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