Basketball Preview: East Chicago Central Cardinals vs. Munster Mustangs
East Chicago Central and Munster are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The East Chicago Central Cardinals will be playing in front of their home fans against the Munster Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, East Chicago Central needed a bit of extra time to put away Highland. They skirted past the Trojans 54-52.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Munster). They claimed a resounding 68-21 victory over Gary West Side. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 34-14.
Munster's win bumped their record up to 3-4. As for East Chicago Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season.
East Chicago Central took a serious blow against Munster when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 73-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Munster's Nina Garner, who almost dropped a triple-double on 23 points, 11 rebounds, and nine steals. Now that East Chicago Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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