La Porte won against Elkhart last Tuesday with 65 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The La Porte Slicers snuck past the Lake Central Indians with a 65-60 win. Given the Slicers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Indians are ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Porte's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Griffin Ott-Large led the charge by going 7 of 16 en route to 23 points and six assists. Ott-Large continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nic Spence, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Slicers
| 01/10/25 @ Lake Central | 65-60 |
| 01/07/25 vs Elkhart | 65-47 |
La Porte smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Several Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Noah Sabodor, who posted 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zachary Greene, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
La Porte has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.1 points per game. As for Lake Central, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
La Porte will challenge Chesterton at 7:00 p.m. on January 17th. As for Lake Central, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 73-59 loss against Harrison on the 11th.
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