The Purdue Broad Ripple Lynx will head out on the road to face off against the KIPP Legacy Lions at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Purdue Broad Ripple focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 24 on Tuesday.
Even though Herron scored an imposing 55 points, Purdue Broad Ripple still came out on top. Purdue Broad Ripple secured a 59-55 W over Herron. The victory was just what Purdue Broad Ripple needed coming off of a 76-32 loss in their prior matchup.
Purdue Broad Ripple found their leader in underclassman Seth Bacon, who went 6 for 7 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points and 0 assists. That makes it two consecutive games in which Bacon has scored at least 25% of Purdue Broad Ripple's points. Another player making a difference was Alex Murphy, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 17 rebounds.
Meanwhile, everything went KIPP Legacy's way against BELIEVE Circle City on Monday as KIPP Legacy made off with a 53-30 victory.
The losses dropped Purdue Broad Ripple to 2-1 and Herron to 0-3.
Purdue Broad Ripple came up short against KIPP Legacy when the teams last played back in January, falling 65-55. Can Purdue Broad Ripple avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.