The South Bend Clay Colonials will square off against the Jimtown Jimmies at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, South Bend Clay beat La Porte 68-64. The win made it back-to-back wins for South Bend Clay.
South Bend Clay found their leader in underclassman Tyrese Jones, who scored 27 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of South Bend Clay's points. Brad Hicks was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Jimtown had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They walked away with a 58-50 victory over the Cougars. Given Jimtown's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while New Prairie is ranked 370th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jimtown's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Brandon King led the charge by dropping a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points King has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Bishop Williams, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds.
South Bend Clay has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-10 record this season. As for Jimtown, their victory bumped their record up to 13-10.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: South Bend Clay have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 24.8 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Jimtown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 22.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
South Bend Clay opened the new year with a less-than-successful 60-52 loss to Jimtown. Can South Bend Clay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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