The Parke Heritage Wolves and the Sullivan Golden Arrows will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Parke Heritage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.1 points per game this season.
Parke Heritage picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They came out on top against Edgewood by a score of 60-49. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Mustangs are ranked 128th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Isaac Pickel had a dynamite game for Parke Heritage, dropping a double-double on 18 points and 15 boards. Another player making a difference was Carter Crum, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
Parke Heritage 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 eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Sullivan was able to grind out a solid victory over Casey-Westfield on Saturday, taking the game 48-38. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Arrows.
Sullivan's win came from a few key players Parke Heritage will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Cooper Bock, who went 7 of 11 on his way to 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Ridgway, who went 6 of 12 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.
Sullivan's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Parke Heritage, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Parke Heritage has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 26 boards per game. However, it's not like Sullivan struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28.8 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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