Basketball Recap: Greencastle Snags 11th Win in Last 12 Games

Greencastle won the last time they faced North Montgomery and things went their way on Friday too. The Greencastle Tiger Cubs took down the North Montgomery Chargin' Chargers 66-50. Given the Tiger Cubs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 122nd, while the Chargin' Chargers are ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Sam Gooch

Field Goal Percentage

02/28/25 vs North Montgomery	70%
02/22/25 vs Owen Valley	73%
02/18/25 @ Cascade	60%
02/14/25 vs South Putnam	80%
02/13/25 vs Cloverdale	64%
+ 5 more games

Greencastle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Sam Gooch, who went 7-for-10 to rack up 17 points. Gooch is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 60% in the last ten games he's played. Another player making a difference was Nathan Sutherlin, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 14 points and six assists.

Despite the loss, North Montgomery still got an impressive performance from Kelby Harwood, who went 11-for-18 en route to 24 points and seven assists. That was a full 48% of North Montgomery's points, marking the third time in a row Harwood has posted more than a third of the team's points. Cameron Enlow was another key player, putting up 12 points.

Greencastle is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.5 points over those games. North Montgomery's defeat dropped their record down to 8-14.

Greencastle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for North Montgomery, they will challenge Seeger at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.