Prep Hoops Indiana Daily (1/23) – Tuesday Night Games to Watch

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is a little bit of a lighter slate on this Tuesday night, but there still are several high-profile matchups worth following. Let's take a quick look at four of the biggest games that we will be keeping an eye on this evening.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Decatur Central @ Avon</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Two of the best under-the-radar teams in the greater Indianapolis area will face each other this evening in a swing game for both programs. Decatur Central, led by [player_tooltip player_id='1158210' first='K.C.' last='Berry'], [player_tooltip player_id='1534942' first='Melakih' last='Cunningham'], and company, are 8-4 on the season while Avon, led by [player_tooltip player_id='1561685' first='Jedidiah' last='Minnett'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1539455' first='DeAndre' last='Lott'], is 10-5. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Evansville Harrison @ Evansville Memorial</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Arguably the game of the night across the state is taking place down in the Pocket City this evening as 12-2 Evansville Harrison, ranked #16 in this week's Prep Hoops Indiana Super Poll, travel to take on 8-4 Evansville Memorial who is ranked #6 in this week's Prep Hoops Indiana Class 3A poll. On the interior we will have a fun battle between seniors [player_tooltip player_id='1761697' first='Malachi' last='McNair'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1578479' first='Tucker' last='Tornatta'] while juniors [player_tooltip player_id='1578468' first='Shane' last='Sims'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1539999' first='Luke' last='Ellspermann'] go head-to-head on the perimeter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Blackhawk Christian @ Bishop Dwenger</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1277730' first='Isaac' last='Smith'] went over the 1,000 point milestone in Blackhawk Christian's last game scoring 26 points in a blowout win over Lakewood Park. He and 6'8" junior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1364589' first='Kellen' last='Pickett'] create a really good one-two punch. The Braves are ranked #6 in this week's Prep Hoops Indiana Class 2A poll. 6'8" senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1158223' first='Caleb' last='Lehrman'], who recently committed to Indiana Tech, is the man to watch for Bishop Dwenger.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:heading --> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Lake Central @ Portage</h2> <!-- /wp:heading --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For fans up in the northern part of the state there is a great matchup featuring undefeated Lake Central, ranked #9 in this week's Prep hoops Indiana Class 4A poll, and 7-6 Portage. The Portage Indians have lost five of their last six games, but have plenty of talent led by juniors [player_tooltip player_id='1578442' first='Michael' last='Wellman'] and [player_tooltip player_id='1297027' first='Garrett' last='Clark']. Meanwhile, the Indians of Lake Central feature 6'6" unsigned senior forward [player_tooltip player_id='1547565' first='Jake' last='Smith'] who is having an outstanding season. This will be the first of two tough tests this week for 13-0 Lake Central as they take on Chesterton on Friday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->