It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Munster Mustangs can now relate to. They took a 56-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. Munster's loss signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
East Chicago Central was led to victory by Marquice Winters and Dominique Murphy. Winters scored 13 points along with five rebounds, while Murphy dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Murphy hasn't dropped below 19 points for ten straight games. Another player making a difference was Yamauree Wallace, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Munster's defeat dropped their record down to 18-9. As for East Chicago Central, the win (which was their 16th in a row) raised their record to 22-4.
Munster does not have any more games scheduled as of now. East Chicago Central will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Mishawaka at 4:00 p.m. on March 9th. East Chicago Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past 11 matches -- so hopefully Mishawaka likes a good challenge.
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