The Indian Creek Braves will square off against the Speedway Sparkplugs at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Indian Creek will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Friday, Indian Creek got the win against Heritage Hills by a conclusive 51-29. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Speedway lost to Southport on the road by a 58-42 margin last Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Sparkplugs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 289th, while the Cardinals are ranked 129th).
Indian Creek will have to contain Macy DeLisle as she made an impact in Speedway's last game. She dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten steals. DeLisle continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. Hayli Clampitt was another key player, going 5 for 12 on her way to 10 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Speedway smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Indian Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.3 points per game. As for Speedway, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-8.
Indian Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Speedway in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, winning 57-50. Will Indian Creek repeat their success, or does Speedway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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