The La Porte Slicers will take on the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. La Porte is looking for their season's first win.
On Thursday, La Porte had to suffer through a 71-23 loss at the hands of Chesterton. While losing is never fun, the Slicers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 369th, while the Trojans are ranked 90th).
La Porte's defeat came about despite a quality game from Keilaeyah Roundtree, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kouts' game on Tuesday was all tied up 24-24 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They snuck past Tri-Township with a 44-38 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs & Fillies.
Kouts' win came from a few key players La Porte will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bella Birky, who went 7 for 12 en route to 19 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ellie Nemeth, who put up eight points along with ten boards and three steals.
Kouts smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in 11 consecutive matches.
Kouts is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for La Porte, their loss dropped their record down to 0-17.
La Porte came out on top in a nail-biter against Kouts in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, sneaking past 45-43. Will La Porte repeat their success, or does Kouts have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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