Preview: New Castle Trojans vs. Muncie Central Bearcats
The New Castle Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Muncie Central Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully New Castle focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up seven last Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, New Castle didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Pendleton Heights, but they still walked away with a 59-53 victory.
It was another big night for Colin Taylor, who scored 19 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Griffin, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Muncie Central's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 46-45 to McCutcheon.
Despite the defeat, Muncie Central had strong showings from Landen Wells, who scored 14 points along with six rebounds, and Brady McNabb, who scored 12 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wells has scored all season.
New Castle is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. As for Muncie Central, their loss was their ninth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15.
Things could have been worse for New Castle, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 59-41 loss to Muncie Central in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Thankfully for New Castle, Daniel Harris (who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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