La Porte is 2-8 against Lake Central since January of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The La Porte Slicers will venture away from home to take on the Lake Central Indians at 1:45 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
La Porte is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 22nd straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 36-31 heartbreaker at the hands of East Chicago Central.
Meanwhile, Lake Central ended up a good deal behind Homestead on Thursday and lost 60-44. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Spartans are ranked third).
Loss or not, Lake Central got some senior leadership from Ayla Krygier and Vanessa Wimberly. Krygier went 7 of 17 on her way to 19 points and seven rebounds, while Wimberly went 7 of 17 on her way to 18 points.
La Porte's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Lake Central, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6.
La Porte took a serious blow against Lake Central when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 70-17. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point La Porte was down 38-6.
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