The Jimtown Jimmies pushed their score all the way to 61 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 71-61 to South Bend Riley. Jimtown has struggled against South Bend Riley recently, as their game on Tuesday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Jimtown's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Brandon King, who scored 15 points along with 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Spurgeon, who scored 13 points.
Jimtown's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for South Bend Riley, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Jimtown will head out on the road to face off against Concord at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. As for South Bend Riley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Mishawaka Marian at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Mishawaka Marian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 88th, while South Bend Riley is ranked 11th).
