Michigan City fought the good fight in their overtime match against Portage on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Portage Indians by a score of 78-75. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (74), the Wolves still had to take the loss.
Leading Portage to victory were Garrett Clark and Michael Wellman. Clark went 8 for 15 on his way to 26 points, while Wellman went 8 of 20 en route to 23 points and seven rebounds. Clark is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Bryce Kobe was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Wolves
| 01/31/25 @ Portage | 75-78 |
| 01/30/25 vs Hammond Morton | 74-67 |
| 01/24/25 vs La Porte | 74-63 |
| 01/21/25 @ Elkhart | 66-61 |
| 01/17/25 vs Valparaiso | 42-41 |
With the loss, Michigan City broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-7. As for Portage, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-4.
Michigan City didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 81-74 defeat against Marion on the 1st. As for Portage, they will take on Crown Point at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Crown Point will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Portage surely won't give up without a fight.
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