Purdue Poly Englewood will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against the Beech Grove Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. Beech Grove took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Purdue Poly Englewood, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, Purdue Poly Englewood narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Eels 39-36.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Beech Grove's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They were the victim of a rough 49-23 defeat at the hands of Triton Central. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Beech Grove in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.
Beech Grove's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Mylee Boling, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds, and Lyla Muffler-challis who scored six points. That was a full 47.8% of Beech Grove's points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Beech Grove struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Purdue Poly Englewood's victory bumped their record up to 6-8. As for Beech Grove, they dropped their record down to 14-8 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
