The Muncie Central Bearcats will venture away from home to face off against the Anderson Indians at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Muncie Central is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game last Thursday. They lost 76-55 to Marion. While losing is never fun, the Bearcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Giants are ranked 82nd).
The losing side was boosted by Shemar Taylor, who posted 16 points. Another player making a difference was Lj Strange, who earned ten points.
Even though they lost, Muncie Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Anderson). They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 102-64 victory over Indianapolis Washington. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven games by 23 points or more this season.
Anderson pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 80.3 points over those games. As for Muncie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.
Muncie Central was taken down by Anderson 64-30 in their previous matchup back in February of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anderson's Damien King, who went 9-for-16 en route to 22 points along with five boards and four steals. Now that Muncie Central knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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