Preview: North Central Panthers vs. Lawrence North Wildcats
North Central is 1-9 against Lawrence North since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The North Central Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Lawrence North Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on February 28th. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, North Central faced Hamilton Southeastern in a battle between two of the state's top teams. North Central took down Hamilton Southeastern 66-47. The victory was just what North Central needed coming off of a 69-48 defeat in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 12 more assists than your opponent, a fact Lawrence North proved on Tuesday. They strolled past Hamilton Southeastern with points to spare, taking the game 70-53. The win made it back-to-back wins for Lawrence North.
Lawrence North found their leader in underclassman Brennan Miller, who scored 17 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Azavier Robinson, who scored 11 points along with seven assists and three steals.
North Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Lawrence North, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3.
North Central couldn't quite finish off Lawrence North in their previous meeting back in January and fell 62-60. Can North Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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