La Porte is 0-10 against Penn since November of 2016 but things could change on Tuesday. The La Porte Slicers will welcome the Penn Kingsmen at 7:00 p.m.
La Porte is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 28th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They came up short against Lowell, falling 53-28. While losing is never fun, the Slicers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 367th, while the Red Devils are ranked 177th).
Meanwhile, Penn had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They breezed by the Huskies to the tune of 66-35. The Kingsmen have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 23 points or more this season.
Penn found their leader in freshman Addison Hummel, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Hummel has scored all season. Jessa Troy was another key player, going 5 of 9 on her way to 14 points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Penn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.2 points per game. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-20.
La Porte was dealt a bruising 62-24 loss at the hands of Penn when the teams last played back in November of 2023. Will La Porte have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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