Basketball Recap: Cass Tech Extends Winning Streak to Four

Technicians

Previous 4 Games

01/02/25 vs Michigan City	81-73
12/27/24 vs Grand Blanc	56-45
12/17/24 vs King	54-42
12/13/24 vs Denby	82-35

Cass Tech had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They came out on top against the Michigan City Wolves by a score of 81-73. Given the Technicians' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 22nd in Michigan, while the Wolves are ranked 126th in Indiana), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

When it comes to explaining why Michigan City lost, don't look at Anthony Murphy. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 17 rebounds. The game was Murphy's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Taquerion Vanburen was another key player, going 7 for 9 on his way to 14 points.

Cass Tech is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Michigan City, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-4.

When Cass Tech and Michigan City next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Cass Tech will try to stop Pershing's four-game winning streak when the meet at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Michigan City will try to stop South Bend Riley's three-game winning streak when the meet at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday.