Calumet New Tech lost against Griffith two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Calumet New Tech Warriors fell 68-59 to the Griffith Panthers. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Calumet New Tech's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Javon Lawerence, who went 5 of 9 en route to 14 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Allen, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 17 points.
Warriors
| 01/09/25 vs Griffith | 15 |
| 12/27/24 vs Griffith | 11 |
| 12/28/24 vs Whiting | 10 |
| 01/07/25 vs Bowman Academy | 9 |
| 12/27/24 vs Andrean | 9 |
Even though they lost, Calumet New Tech was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Griffith found their leader in sophomore Jaylan Rockett, who posted 20 points and three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for Rockett. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakhari Mackey, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards.
Calumet New Tech's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 4-6. As for Griffith, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-4.
Calumet New Tech will take on River Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Griffith, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against North Judson-San Pierre at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Griffith is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.2 points per game this season.
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