New Castle hasn't had much luck against Greenfield-Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Castle Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greenfield-Central Cougars at 6:00 p.m.
New Castle is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They fell 55-44 to Eastern Hancock. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Royals are ranked 65th).
Despite the loss, New Castle saw an underclassman step up: freshman Carlee Lanzer went 5 for 11 en route to 19 points and five rebounds. Piper Arthur was another key player, putting up 12 points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Greenfield-Central). They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Anderson 78-38. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 21 points or more this season.
Greenfield-Central's win came from a few key players New Castle will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Chaney Brown, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 boards. What's more, she also racked up six assists, the most she's had since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Mcconnell, who posted ten points along with six steals and five rebounds.
Greenfield-Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Greenfield-Central has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.2 points per game. As for New Castle, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-12.
New Castle was taken down by Greenfield-Central 65-33 in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point New Castle was down 39-13.
