The Lawrence Central Bears will take on the North Central Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, Lawrence Central came up short against Anderson and fell 71-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (59), the Bears still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, North Central earned a 70-57 win over Heritage Christian on Saturday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Eagles are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Central is also on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Lawrence Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Lawrence Central beat North Central 85-77 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will Lawrence Central repeat their success, or does North Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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