The Morgan Township Cherokees will take on the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Morgan Township is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Westville on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Morgan Township had to suffer through a 58-26 loss at the hands of Westville. While losing is never fun, the Cherokees can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 221st, while the Blackhawks are ranked 72nd).
Meanwhile, South Bend Riley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 47-44 win over the Wolves.
Morgan Township dropped their record down to 13-9 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for South Bend Riley, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 13-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
