The Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders and the Christel House Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but sadly the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 47-44. That's two games in a row now that Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter has lost by exactly three points.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marshawnn Henderson, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds. It was the first time this season that Henderson pulled down eight or more rebounds. Another player making a difference was Xavier Highbaugh, who scored ten points along with two blocks.
Christel House's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lamar Jones led the charge by scoring seven points along with 16 rebounds and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Davis, who scored nine points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only three points. As for Christel House, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Christel House is on the road again on Friday and plays Beech Grove at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. Hopefully Christel House focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven on Tuesday.
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