Basketball Recap: Decatur Central Piles Up the Points Against Speedway

Decatur Central won against Martinsville last Saturday with 83 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. The Decatur Central Hawks blew past the Speedway Sparkplugs 83-46. That looming 83-46 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hawks yet this season.

Decatur Central was led to victory by Lavell Love and Devin Colbert Jr.. Love went 7 for 8 en route to 17 points and six boards, while Colbert Jr. went 5 of 9 on his way to 11 points and five steals. Another player making a difference was Michael Norton, who made all 5 shots he took racking up 10 points and six rebounds.

Hawks

Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 @ Speedway	83-46
01/11/25 vs Martinsville	83-57
12/28/24 vs New Albany	58-66
12/28/24 vs Evansville Bosse	68-69
12/23/24 vs Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter	60-76

Decatur Central's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for Speedway, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.

Decatur Central has already played their next game (against North Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Speedway will face off against Indianapolis Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on January 21st.