Lawrenceville and Robinson are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2019, but not for long. The Lawrenceville Indians will venture away from home to take on the Robinson Maroons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lawrenceville has three straight wins, Robinson has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Lawrenceville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They put the hurt on North Clay/Clay City with a sharp 81-61 victory on Tuesday. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matchups by 20 points or more this season.
01/14/25 @ North Clay/Clay City | 3 |
12/28/24 vs Newton | 3 |
12/27/24 vs Belvidere | 6 |
12/27/24 vs Dixon | 3 |
12/26/24 vs Mattoon | 2 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lawrenceville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Zander Cessna, who shot 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. Cessna is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Maddox Pargin, who went 7 for 15 en route to 19 points and six rebounds.
Lawrenceville was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in January of 2024.
Meanwhile, Robinson came up short against Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine on Friday and fell 60-48.
Lawrenceville's record is now 13-6. As for Robinson, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Lawrenceville ended up a good deal behind Robinson in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, losing 52-37. Can Lawrenceville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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