The Beech Grove Hornets will take on the Christel House Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Beech Grove's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matches.
Beech Grove pushed their score all the way to 64 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They received a tough blow as they fell 81-64 to Whiteland. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), Beech Grove still had to take the loss.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Tyquan Lee, who scored 15 points. It was the first time this season that he scored 15 or more points. Another player making a difference was Anthony Huff, who scored six points along with eight rebounds.
Even though they lost, Beech Grove were working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. This was only their 14th loss (out of 19 games) when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Christel House had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged the Raiders out 47-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Christel House.
Beech Grove's loss dropped their record down to 5-18. As for Christel House, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Beech Grove was taken down by Christel House 75-47 in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Can Beech Grove avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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