The Garrett Railroaders will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the East Noble Knights at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday. Garrett is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
While Garrett didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-18), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They secured a 51-47 W over Bluffton on Saturday. Given the Railroaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Tigers are ranked 233rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Garrett to victory, but perhaps none more so than Isaiah King, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Coffman, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 18 points.
Meanwhile, East Noble lost to Columbia City on the road by a 60-44 margin on Friday.
The win made it two in a row for Garrett and bumps their season record up to 7-1. As for East Noble, they dropped their record down to 1-4 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Garrett suffered a grim 63-39 defeat to East Noble in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for Garrett, Owen Van Gessel (who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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