Preview: Center Grove Trojans vs. Bloomington South Panthers
Center Grove is 8-1 against Bloomington South since December of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Center Grove Trojans' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Bloomington South Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on December 7th. Hopefully Center Grove focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday.
Plainfield typically have all the answers at home, but Center Grove proved too difficult a challenge. Center Grove walked away with a 54-42 win over Plainfield.
Center Grove's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aubrie Booker led the charge by scoring 12 points along with 5 assists and 5 steals. Another player making a difference was Rachel Wirts, who scored 11 points along with 7 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bloomington South strolled past Martinsville with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 52-37. Given Bloomington South's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 133rd, while Martinsville is ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Their wins lifted both teams to an identical 9-1.
Center Grove strolled past Bloomington South in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 by a score of 54-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Center Grove since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
