The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Peru Tigers at 10:00 a.m. on March 16th. Hopefully South Bend St. Joseph focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Saturday.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South Bend St. Joseph walked away with it. They enjoyed a cozy 53-38 victory over the Falcons. Winning is a bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, as South Bend St. Joseph did.
Chase Konieczny and Jayce Lee were among the main playmakers for South Bend St. Joseph as the former scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and the latter scored 17 points along with four steals. Konieczny has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last ten times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brashaun Woods, who scored six points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Peru had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points), and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They strolled past West Lafayette with points to spare, taking the game 62-46.
Peru's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Matthew Roettger, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 15 rebounds. Roettger is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Alex Ross was another key contributor, scoring 18 points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
South Bend St. Joseph has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Peru, their win bumped their record up to 16-10.
Saturday's contest is shaping up to be a masterclass in shooting: South Bend St. Joseph have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 46.3% of their threes per game. However, it's not like Peru struggles in that department as they've made 44.8% of their threes this season. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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