It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Porte can now relate to. The match between the La Porte Slicers and the South Bend Riley Wildcats didn't end well, with the La Porte Slicers falling 55-39. While losing is never fun, the Slicers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Wildcats are ranked 32nd).
Sawyer Tonagel
| 03/08/25 vs South Bend Riley | 3 |
| 02/21/25 vs Portage | 2 |
| 02/08/25 vs Kankakee Valley | 2 |
| 12/28/24 vs Goshen | 2 |
| 12/07/24 @ New Prairie | 2 |
La Porte's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Sawyer Tonagel, who posted nine points and three steals. The dominant performance gave Tonagel a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffin Ott-Large, who put up 14 points and six boards.
La Porte's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for South Bend Riley, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-4.
La Porte does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for South Bend Riley, a feisty cat fight will be fought as South Bend Riley Wildcats face off against Warsaw Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. They know how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Warsaw like a good challenge.
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