Basketball Game Preview: Lake Central Indians vs. Munster Mustangs

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Previous Games

12/23/25 - Away	66-30 W
03/07/25 - Neutral	54-32 W
12/17/24 - Home	49-60 L
03/01/24 - Neutral	45-50 L
12/19/23 - Away	40-37 W
+ 5 more games

Lake Central and Munster are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2020, but not for long. The Indians will square off against the Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Lake Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Hammond Morton, posting a 62-25 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Governors are ranked 300th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Munster). They really took it to Whiting for the full four quarters, racking up an 84-37 win. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Oilers: they've now won eight in a row.

Munster's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Lake Central, they now have a winning record of 12-11.

Everything came up roses for Lake Central against Munster in their previous meeting back in December of 2025, as the squad secured a 66-30 victory. In that matchup, the Indians amassed a halftime lead of 31-9, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.