Basketball Game Preview: Tri Titans vs. Lafayette Central Catholic Knights

The Tri Titans will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights at 9:00 a.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Lafayette Central Catholic is hoping to do what Union City couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Tri's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Tri blew past Union City 65-33. The Titans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten games by 31 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Lafayette Central Catholic narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Tri-West Hendricks 55-52. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Bruins are ranked 182nd), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lafayette Central Catholic is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. As for Tri, their win bumped their record up to an identical 10-2.