Basketball Recap: Indianapolis Arsenal Technical Takes a Loss

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Indianapolis Arsenal Technical can now relate to. They were beaten by the North Central Panthers 72-38 on Friday. The Titans' defeat continues a trend for the squad, making it eight in a row.

Papi Rivera continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Central, going 10-for-12 to rack up 26 points. Rivera is becoming a predictor of North Central's success: when he posts at least 15 points the team is 9-2 (and 5-9 when he doesn't). Nijah Jewell was another key player, shooting 56% from the field en route to 11 points.

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for North Central, they moved to 14-11 with that victory, which also ended their four-game losing streak.

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Central, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-59 defeat against Lawrence North on the 8th.