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| 01/26/24 - Away | 54-66 L |
| 01/27/23 - Home | 61-76 L |
| 01/28/22 - Away | 57-76 L |
| 01/29/21 - Home | 78-54 W |
| 02/06/20 - Neutral | 55-52 W |
| + 5 more games |
South Bend Riley and Penn are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2017, but not for long. The South Bend Riley Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Penn Kingsmen at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
South Bend Riley easily dispatched Elkhart on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. South Bend Riley fell just short of Culver Academies by a score of 51-48 on Tuesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Eagles are ranked 116th).
Meanwhile, Penn had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Pilgrims/Rockies by a score of 61-48.
Penn's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-7. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.5 points over those games. As for South Bend Riley, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-4.
South Bend Riley came up short against Penn in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 66-54. Thankfully for South Bend Riley, Dominic Bonner (who posted 20 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
