South Bend Career Academy is 0-3 against South Bend Clay since November of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South Bend Career Academy Trailblazers will head out on the road to take on the South Bend Clay Colonials at 6:30 p.m. South Bend Career Academy comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 25 points in their last 15 games, a trend the team is of course eager to reverse.
South Bend Career Academy suffered their biggest defeat since November 7, 2023 on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a rough 70-19 loss at the hands of Bethany Christian. While losing is never fun, South Bend Career Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 418th, while Bethany Christian is ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, South Bend Clay's six-game losing streak came to an end on Tuesday. They managed a 40-34 victory over Elkhart Christian Academy.
South Bend Clay got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Maliya Freeman out in front who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 rebounds. Freeman has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Tyrece Cunningham was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
South Bend Career Academy's defeat was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which bumped their record down to 2-13. As for South Bend Clay, their win bumped their record up to 2-16.
South Bend Career Academy might still be hurting after the 45-25 defeat they got from South Bend Clay when the teams last played back in January of 2023. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point South Bend Career Academy was down 27-7.
