The Ben Davis Giants will take on the Indianapolis Metropolitan Pumas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Ben Davis is headed into Tuesday's matchup hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They took a 74-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Central on Wednesday. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Giants came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Panthers are ranked 57th).
Ben Davis' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jashawn Ladd, who went 6 for 11 en route to 17 points and five boards, and Tavion Williams, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 15 points and six rebounds. Ladd is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcus Powe, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Indianapolis Metropolitan, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They took down Park Tudor 65-50 on Friday.
Indianapolis Metropolitan's win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 41.4 points. As for Ben Davis, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
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