South Bend Clay is 0-10 against La Porte since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Bend Clay Colonials will head out on the road to challenge the La Porte Slicers at 6:30 p.m. South Bend Clay will be strutting in after a win while La Porte will be coming in after a loss.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you outrebound your opponent 16 to 9 on the offensive boards, a fact South Bend Clay proved on Friday. They blew past New Prairie, posting a 70-38 victory at home.
South Bend Clay found their leader in underclassman Tyrese Jones, who scored 25 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Jones has scored at least a third of South Bend Clay's points. Brad Hicks was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 77-27, which was the final score in La Porte's tilt against Portage on Friday. La Porte was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 44-17.
Despite the defeat, La Porte had strong showings from Griffin Ott-large, who scored eight points along with four steals, and Javelle Broome, who scored eight points.
South Bend Clay has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-10 record this season. As for La Porte, they now have a losing record at 10-11.
South Bend Clay took a serious blow against La Porte in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 85-45. Thankfully for South Bend Clay, Tommy Samuelson (who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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