Basketball Recap: La Lumiere Continues Home Dominance on Monday

There's no place like home for La Lumiere, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They breezed by the East Chicago Central Cardinals to the tune of 90-55 on Monday. The Lakers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 22 points or more this season.

Loss or not, East Chicago Central got some senior leadership from Dominique Murphy and Yamauree Wallace. Murphy went 8 of 19 on his way to 20 points, while Wallace went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points. That was a full 36.4% of East Chicago Central's points, marking the seventh time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Greg Williams, who had four points.

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Previous Games (Home)

01/27/25 vs East Chicago Central	90-55
11/15/24 vs Jordan Christian Prep	95-45
11/12/24 vs Minnesota Preparation Academy, TRIP	71-40
11/09/24 vs Fort Wayne HomeSchool	79-73
11/08/24 vs International Sports Academy	88-34
+ 9 more games

La Lumiere pushed their record up to 13-9 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 85.1 points per game. As for East Chicago Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-6.

La Lumiere has already played their next game (against Wilson Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. East Chicago Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 60-57 loss against Gary West Side on the 30th.