The Borden Braves are taking a road trip to take on the Orleans Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Borden will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Henryville, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Borden took down Henryville 50-34 on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Braves.
Meanwhile, Orleans came tearing into Tuesday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Lions 67-27. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Lions are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Borden better focus on containing Rylan Crocker and Bryce Jones as the pair were huge in Orleans' win. Crocker went 8 for 12 en route to 24 points, while Jones went 5 of 7 on his way to 13 points along with five assists and three steals. The matchup was Crocker's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Nate Brown was another key player, putting up seven points.
Borden is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Orleans, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Borden ended up a good deal behind Orleans in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, losing 51-32. Can Borden avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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