South Bend Adams and South Bend Riley are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The South Bend Adams Eagles will face off against the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fans were treated to a battle of the Eagles last Tuesday. South Bend Adams enjoyed a cozy 70-51 victory over Elkhart Christian Academy. Given South Bend Adams' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Elkhart Christian Academy is ranked 353rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jarvis Tolbert
| 02/25/25 vs Elkhart Christian Academy | 23 |
| 02/21/25 vs Mishawaka Marian | 24 |
| 02/18/25 @ Mishawaka | 17 |
| 02/15/25 @ Bowman Academy | 24 |
| 02/14/25 vs New Prairie | 21 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Bend Adams to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jarvis Tolbert, who went 9-for-17 to rack up 23 points. Tolbert's big performance that evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalen Allen, who posted 14 points and four steals.
South Bend Adams was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only South Bend Riley walked away with it. They blew past the Cavemen 62-40 on Tuesday. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matchups by 22 points or more this season.
South Bend Adams has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. The win (which was South Bend Riley's third in a row) raised their record to 20-4.
South Bend Adams lost to South Bend Riley on the road by a decisive 70-51 margin in their previous matchup back in January. Can South Bend Adams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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