The Portage Indians will take on the La Porte Slicers in a holiday battle at at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Portage and 18 for La Porte dating back to last season.
Portage lost 56-31 to Hammond Central on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Wolves are ranked 40th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-32, which was the final score in La Porte's tilt against Pioneer on Saturday.
Portage's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Portage strolled past La Porte when the teams last played back in December of 2023 by a score of 52-34. Will Portage repeat their success, or does La Porte have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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