Portage and Kankakee Valley are an even 3-3 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Portage Indians will square off against the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Portage has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
On Tuesday, Portage needed a bit of extra time to put away Gary West Side. They secured a 39-35 W over the Cougars.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley played a tough matchup on Tuesday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by Rensselaer Central and fell 83-40. While losing is never fun, the Kougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Bombers are ranked 27th).
Kankakee Valley dropped their record down to 7-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Portage, their win bumped their record up to 10-11.
Portage couldn't quite finish off Kankakee Valley in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 and fell 45-43. Can Portage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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