The Winamac Warriors will challenge the Lewis Cass Kings at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lewis Cass took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Winamac, who comes in off a win.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Winamac had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They snuck past the Warriors with a 55-50 victory.
Meanwhile, Lewis Cass suffered a rough 59-35 defeat at the hands of Lafayette Central Catholic on Friday. While losing is never fun, Lewis Cass can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while Lafayette Central Catholic is ranked 118th).
Lewis Cass' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brennan Deeter, who scored 16 points along with two steals, and L.j. Hillis who scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 37.1% of Lewis Cass' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Lewis Cass struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
The victory got Winamac back to even at 12-12. As for Lewis Cass, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Winamac ended up a good deal behind Lewis Cass when the teams last played back in March of 2021, losing 38-22. Thankfully for Winamac, Tyson Good (who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and three steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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