On Friday, the Central Indians faced the East Thunderbirds in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Central took a 58-41 bruising from East. Central has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second loss in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Central lost, one person who can't be blamed is Izzy Kelly. Despite the final result, she scored 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckay Gerig, who scored ten points along with two steals.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 10-4. As for East, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Central will take on Natrona County at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Natrona County is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak. As for East, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Rock River at 3:00 p.m. Rock River will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Wyoming Rankings (they are ranked 36th, while East is ranked fourth).
