After flying high against KIPP Legacy last Saturday, Tindley came back down to earth. The Tindley Tigers took a blow against the Purdue Polytechnic Techies on Wednesday, falling 66-21. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 320th, while the Techies are ranked 151st).
Alonah Savage was Tindley's leading scorer, having posted six points. Savage also led the team in rebounds with nine. Rachel Day took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.
Purdue Polytechnic's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Te'Asia Briscoe, who went 7 for 12 en route to 14 points and seven rebounds. Briscoe has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Ja'Nyiah Rogers was another key player, putting up ten points and four steals.
Tindley has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Purdue Polytechnic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Tindley will venture away from home to square off against BELIEVE Circle City at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. BELIEVE Circle City's defense has only allowed 22.5 points per game this season, so Tindley's offense will have their work cut out for them. Purdue Polytechnic has already played their next contest (against Richmond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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