The Hammond Morton Governors (Hammond, IN) basketball crushed the host East Chicago Central Cardinals (East Chicago, IN), 73-46 in Wednesday's league bout.

The Governors now possess a 16-3 record. They play next when they travel to Hammond Central for a non-league bout on Friday, January 24. Hammond Morton will play a Wolves team coming off a 42-36 non-league win over Chesterton (Chesterton, IN). The Wolves record now stands at 13-3.

With the loss, East Chicago Central falls to 7-11 on the campaign. The Cardinals travel to Benton Central (Oxford, IN) to play the Bison in a non-league bout on Saturday, January 25. The Bison go into the bout with a record of 14-7. Benton Central lost 66-55 in their recent league bout against Lafayette Central Catholic (Lafayette, IN)