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| 02/06/25 - Away | 40-64 L |
| 02/01/24 - Home | 68-39 W |
| 02/28/23 - Neutral | 54-45 W |
| 02/02/23 - Away | 60-49 W |
| 03/04/22 - Neutral | 51-52 L |
| + 5 more games |
Crown Point is 8-2 against Portage since February of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Crown Point Bulldogs will take on the Portage Indians at 4:00 p.m. Crown Point will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Crown Point is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 52-36 win over Lake Central. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Indians are ranked 119th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Portage waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They put the hurt on the Pirates with a sharp 83-62 victory. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Portage's win came from a few key players Crown Point will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was O'Mari Evans, who went 6-for-11 on his way to 17 points along with seven assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in assists. Garrett Clark was another key player, shooting 78% from the field en route to 19 points and six assists.
Portage was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They are 19-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Crown Point's record is now 21-2. As for Portage, their record now sits at 20-5.
Crown Point suffered a grim 64-40 defeat to Portage when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Portage's Michael Wellman, who went 6-for-8 to rack up 21 points. Now that Crown Point knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
