The Purdue Polytechnic Techies will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Indianapolis Washington Continentals at 7:30 p.m. on March 1st. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
With a playoff game on the line, Purdue Polytechnic rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They strolled past the Sparkplugs with points to spare, taking the game 60-46. Given Purdue Polytechnic's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Speedway is ranked 267th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Purdue Polytechnic relied on the efforts of Derrick Johnson, who scored 14 points, and Antwan Dorsett, who scored 19 points. James Long jr. was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Washington humbled Victory College Prep with a 88-52 victory.
Purdue Polytechnic's win bumped their record up to 14-7. As for Indianapolis Washington, the win got them back to even at 12-12.
Purdue Polytechnic couldn't quite finish off Indianapolis Washington in their previous matchup back in January and fell 41-39. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Indianapolis Washington's Clem Butler, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Purdue Polytechnic knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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