The Griffith Panthers entered their tilt with the Bowman Academy Eagles with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Griffith skirted past Bowman Academy 63-60. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Griffith had a senior duo take command as Savon Miles scored 23 points along with two steals and Cameron Chandler scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Miles has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Jakhari Mackey was another key contributor, scoring four points along with two steals.
When it comes to explaining why Bowman Academy lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Lamontae Cross. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points along with eight steals and six assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cross has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Emmanuel Foley, who scored 15 points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, Bowman Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Griffith only racked up 12 assists.
Griffith has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Bowman Academy, they dropped their record down to 10-11 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Griffith will square off against North Newton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. North Newton has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Bowman Academy, they will head out on the road to square off against South Bend Riley at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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