Basketball Recap: Lafayette Central Catholic Piles Up the Points Against West Lafayette

Knights

Margin (Wins)

01/09/25 vs Twin Lakes	45
11/19/24 vs West Lafayette	42
01/14/25 @ West Lafayette	40
12/20/24 vs West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]	37
12/05/24 @ Fountain Central	35

A well-balanced attack led Lafayette Central Catholic over West Lafayette in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights blew the West Lafayette Red Devils out of the water with a 67-27 final score. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 21 points or more this season.

West Lafayette's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Bree Johnson, who posted six points and 11 rebounds, and Molly Andrew, who went 6 of 14 en route to 12 points and five boards. With that strong performance, Johnson is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Carole Powleit also deserves some recognition as she posted her first assist of the season.

Lafayette Central Catholic's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for West Lafayette, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.

Lafayette Central Catholic will take on Benton Central at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. West Lafayette has already played their next match (against Rensselaer Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.