E be like say basketball season dey almost finish for Indiana, but di action still dey hot like fire. Dis Saturday, regional tournament go hold doubleheader wey go make fans dey on edge. Di first match na between Pike High School and Mount Vernon, den Lawrence Central go face Decatur Central for di second game.
Greg Rakestraw from ISC Sports Network yarn am say di Pike versus Mount Vernon match na meeting of two top teams for Class 4A. According to Sagarin ratings, Pike dey rank number two, Mount Vernon dey number four. Na rematch of game wey happen for February 10, wey set state record with 33 three-point field-goals made. But dis time, di teams go different. For di first meeting, Mount Vernon no get Max Vise because of foot injury, Pike no get Landon Lampley wey dey with flu. Rakestraw talk say, “Na rematch, but di teams go different. Di stage don change. I no fit wait for dat 4 o’clock game wey dey come up for Saturday.”
Di second game of di doubleheader feature Decatur Central and Lawrence Central. Both teams cause upset to reach dis stage. Decatur Central win south side sectional by defeating Southport to earn first regional appearance for 21 years. Di Hawks don win 19 games dis season, set school record for wins wey don stand for 62 years. Rakestraw yarn say, “Dem dey small small for size, but man, dem dey shoot well well from three-point range. Dem dey fun to watch.”
Lawrence Central enter regional after defeating rival Lawrence North by 13 points last Saturday. Di victory earn di program first regional appearance for seven years. Rakestraw note say both teams for di second game don pass external expectations during dia tournament runs. “Na two teams wey maybe many people no talk about or believe in. But now, look at each other and go, hey, wait a minute. One of us dey play for semi-state next week. So great opportunity for each of these two schools.”
Winners of Saturday games go advance to semi-state tournament wey dey schedule for next week. Fans fit tune into MyIndy-TV 23 by 4:00 p.m. on Friday to see both games of di Boy’s Basketball Regional Tournament. Pike go face Mount Vernon by 4 p.m., followed by matchup between Lawrence Central and Decatur Central.
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