(La Porte, IN) - The La Porte High School boys’ basketball team plays at the Civic Auditorium tonight, as the Slicers (7-4) take on Lowell.

 

La Porte defeated the Red Devils (2-7) by more than 20 points in a recent holiday tournament at Slicer Gym.

 

Our very own Voice of the Slicers, Chip Jones, said it’s not a game for La Porte to take lightly, because of how hard the players from Lowell play for their head coach.

 

“You can’t sleep on Lowell. I’m impressed by how hard they play,” he said.

 

Chip said the Slicers should win, though, as long as they have an average or above-average night in their performance on the court.

 

The Slicers have won most of their recent games after beginning the season with consecutive losses.

 

Chip said impact players out with injuries before the start of the season are becoming well enough to return to the court. One of them is senior Malik Corley, the team’s starting point guard.

 

“He hurt his knee during the summer and he has just gotten progressively better.  He’s back to being the Malik Corley we’ve been used to for the last couple of years,” he said.

 

The junior varsity game starts at 5:30 p.m. with the varsity match to follow at the Civic Auditorium, which was once home for the Slicers until the 1970’s.