The South Bend Washington Panthers will face off against the Jimtown Jimmies at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Jimtown is hoping to do what South Bend Adams couldn't on Friday: put an end to South Bend Washington's winning streak, which now stands at six games. South Bend Washington was the clear victor by a 72-52 margin over South Bend Adams. While the Panthers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Steven Reynolds was his usual excellent self, almost dropping a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of South Bend Washington's points. The team also got some help courtesy of DaKori Parker, who went 7 of 9 on his way to 17 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Jimtown had to endure a four-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They blew past Knox 63-21 on Friday. The match marked the Jimmies' most dominant victory of the season so far.
South Bend Washington's win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Jimtown, their victory bumped their record up to 6-4.
South Bend Washington came up short against Jimtown in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 53-42. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jimtown's Dylan Fey, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Now that South Bend Washington knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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