The season is on the line tonight for the Indianola boys basketball team in the second round of district play, as they travel to Ankeny Centennial High School to take on the Jaguars. The Indians advanced after a tough battle with Des Moines Lincoln on Monday evening, bringing a seven game winning streak into the matchup. The Jaguars are 13-4 on the season, and boast one of the top point guards in the state in Jaron Crews, who puts up over 15 points and 5 assists per contest. Indians head coach Brett Watson tells KNIA Sports he talked to his squad after their win over the Railsplitters on Monday about keeping things simple.
“This is going to sound like a cliche, but we really just need to focus on the fundamentals of the game. We talked about how our fundamentals just weren’t good, guarding the basketball, rebounding, taking care of the basketball. This will be one of our toughest tests of the year so we need to be much better fundamentally.”
The game tonight can be heard live on 94.3 KNIA, with Andrew Swadner and Rick Wilson on the play-by-play. Pregame coverage begins at 6:45, with tip-off scheduled for 7pm.