Basketball Recap: Lawrenceville Drops Season-High Score on North Clay/Clay City

Indians

Team Score

01/14/25 @ North Clay/Clay City	81
12/03/24 @ Hutsonville/Palestine	72
11/30/24 vs Mt. Carmel	71
12/03/24 @ Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine	71
11/30/24 @ Vincennes Lincoln	63

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lawrenceville). They were the clear victor by an 81-61 margin over North Clay/Clay City on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly 20 points.

Lawrenceville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Zander Cessna out in front who shot 4-for-5 from downtown and dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Cessna a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Pargin, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.

Lawrenceville was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

The victory was the third in a row for Lawrenceville, bringing their record for this year to 13-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for North Clay/Clay City, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-5 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lawrenceville has already played their next game (against Robinson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Clay/Clay City will venture away from home to challenge Altamont at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in North Clay/Clay City's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests.