Basketball Game Preview: East Chicago Central Cardinals vs. Hanover Central Wildcats

A feisty cat fight will be fought as East Chicago Central Cardinals challenge Hanover Central Wildcats at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Chicago Central comes in on five and Hanover Central on three.

East Chicago Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 64-53 victory over Gary West Side.

Dominique Murphy

Points

03/08/25 vs Gary West Side	27
03/07/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll	16
03/04/25 vs Griffith	31
02/28/25 vs Griffith	18
02/21/25 @ Hammond Bishop Noll	21
+ 10 more games

Dominique Murphy continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double with 27 points and 12 boards. The matchup was his 15th in a row with at least 16 points. Keontaye Bell was another key player, putting up 13 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists.

East Chicago Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They are 17-3 when they've passed the ball that well.

Meanwhile, Hanover Central strolled past River Forest with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 67-50.

Hanover Central's win bumped their record up to 15-12. As for East Chicago Central, their victory bumped their record up to 19-8.