
Slicers
12/28/24 vs Goshen | 55-49 |
12/27/24 vs Fremont | 76-56 |
12/21/24 @ Hanover Central | 59-58 |
12/20/24 vs Griffith | 45-42 |
La Porte had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They secured a 55-49 W over the Goshen RedHawks. While the Slicers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Nic Spence was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. Another player making a difference was Reed Raymond, who posted ten points and seven boards.
Goshen lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ryen Diaz, who put up 14 points. The dominant performance gave Diaz a new career-high in points. Braxton Cline was another key player, putting up eight points and eight assists.
La Porte pushed their record up to 7-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.7 points per game. As for Goshen, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
La Porte wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 79-56 loss against Northridge on the 28th. As for Goshen, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Concord at 7:45 p.m. on January 9th.
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