The South Bend Riley Wildcats will be playing at home against the South Bend Adams Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in South Bend Riley's favor as the squad sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while South Bend Adams has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Last Tuesday, South Bend Riley was able to grind out a solid victory over Culver Academies, taking the game 48-36. Given South Bend Riley's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while Culver Academies is ranked 189th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but South Bend Adams had to settle for a 52-50 defeat against Mishawaka on Tuesday.
Despite the loss, South Bend Adams saw an underclassman step up: Jarvis Tolbert scored 18 points along with six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Kj Johnston, who scored eight points.
South Bend Riley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. As for South Bend Adams, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season.
South Bend Riley strolled past South Bend Adams in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 by a score of 78-63. Will South Bend Riley repeat their success, or does South Bend Adams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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