Basketball Recap: North Central Drops Highest Score of Season Against Decatur Central

Panthers

Team Score

12/27/24 vs Decatur Central	74
12/06/24 @ Pike	60
11/16/24 vs Lapel	54
12/10/24 vs Roncalli	48
12/21/24 @ Pendleton Heights	46

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Central). They claimed a resounding 74-35 victory over the Decatur Central Hawks. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Panthers as it put an end to their eight-game losing streak.

North Central's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-10. As for Decatur Central, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

North Central and Decatur Central could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. North Central (ranked 201st) will meet Avon (ranked 30th) at 6:45 p.m. on Saturday. Similarly, Decatur Central will square off against Silver Creek at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday down 182 places (198 vs. 16).