Indianapolis Metropolitan suffered their biggest loss since January 5, 2024 on Tuesday. They were dealt an 85-52 defeat at the hands of the Ben Davis Giants. 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 90th, while the Giants are ranked tenth).
Ben Davis was led to victory by Jashawn Ladd and Jahmir Avery. Ladd went 11 for 14 en route to 26 points, while Avery went 5 of 7 on his way to 15 points along with six assists and four steals. The dominant performance gave Ladd a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Sherman Moss, who posted six points.
Indianapolis Metropolitan's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Ben Davis, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
Indianapolis Metropolitan won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Rooted School at 9:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Ben Davis, they will face off against Carmel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ben Davis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.4 points per game this season.
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