West Lafayette is 2-8 against Western since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Lafayette Red Devils are taking a road trip to face off against the Western Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, West Lafayette didn't have too much trouble with Tri-County as they won 75-59. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 334th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Western duked it out with Peru on Saturday. Western took down Peru 56-37.
Western's win came from a few key players West Lafayette will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Carter Biggs, who went 6-for-10 on his way to 15 points and five rebounds. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Brycen Rucker was another key player, going 5-for-9 to rack up 13 points and six boards.
Western smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2024.
West Lafayette pushed their record up to 16-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Western, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
West Lafayette didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Western in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 47-42 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Lafayette since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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