West Central has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-53 heartbreaker at the hands of the Winamac Warriors. That's two games in a row now that the Trojans have lost by exactly five points.
Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Christian Hughes, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 boards. Hughes has become a key player for West Central: the team is 8-3 when he posts at least ten rebounds, but 1-2 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Bryce Nannenga, who posted 13 points and five steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Winamac to victory, but perhaps none more so than Will Malchow, who went 7 for 9 en route to 17 points. What's more, Malchow also racked up three assists, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Brendan Hines was another key player, putting up 12 points and four steals.
West Central's record is now 9-5. As for Winamac, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
West Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 82-50 victory against Knox on the 1st. As for Winamac, they will face off against Rensselaer Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Winamac is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season.
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