The East Chicago Central Cardinals came tearing into Friday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 67-66 win over Griffith. 67 seems to be a good number for East Chicago Central as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Chicago Central to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dominique Murphy, who scored 21 points along with three steals. Murphy is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Yamauree Wallace, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Despite the loss, Griffith still got an impressive performance from Cameron Chandler, who scored 15 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Antoine Hatch was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with five steals.
East Chicago Central pushed their record up to 19-4 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road. As for Griffith, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8.
East Chicago Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-55 victory vs. Merrillville on the 28th. Griffith has also already played their next game, a 63-30 victory against Highland on the 28th.
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