The Purdue Polytechnic Techies will head out on the road to face off against the KIPP Legacy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Saturday, Purdue Polytechnic came up short against Perry Meridian and fell 75-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Techies still had to take the loss.
KIPP Legacy kicked off their season on the road on Wednesday and hit a couple of potholes. They took a 62-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Indianapolis Lutheran.
Purdue Polytechnic will need to focus on slowing down Nick Mapp, one of several KIPP Legacy players who made an impact when they last played. He shot 50% from the field to rack up 22 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Shalon Robinson, who went 6-for-15 on his way to 14 points along with eight assists and five boards.
Purdue Polytechnic didn't have too much breathing room in their game against KIPP Legacy in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 61-56 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Techies since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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