Even though the Christel House Eagles scored an imposing 68 points on Friday, Purdue Poly Englewood still came out on top. Purdue Poly Englewood managed a 72-68 win over Christel House. The win made it back-to-back wins for Purdue Poly Englewood.
Christel House's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Lamar Jones, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds. Jones is absolutely dominating the rebound category: he's posted at least eight every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was David Brigham Jr, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Purdue Poly Englewood's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Christel House, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-4.
Purdue Poly Englewood will look to defend their home court on Monday against Purdue Broad Ripple at 7:30 p.m. Purdue Broad Ripple will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 397th, while Purdue Poly Englewood is ranked 118th). Christel House will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Purdue Polytechnic at 7:30 p.m. on January 12th. Purdue Polytechnic is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 65.7 points per game.
