The Park Tudor Panthers won the last time they faced the Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter Raiders, and things went their way on Thursday too. Park Tudor strolled past Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter with points to spare, taking the game 69-52. Given Park Tudor's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter is ranked 201st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the defeat, Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter saw an underclassman step up: Devin Bolden dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. Bolden is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. Xavier Highbaugh was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
The win makes it two in a row for Park Tudor and bumps their season record up to 11-4. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-11.
Park Tudor will look to defend their home court on Thursday against International at 6:00 p.m. As for Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter, they will head out on the road to challenge Greenwood Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.
