The Hammond Central Wolves and the Thornton Wildcats will face off at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Hammond Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five contests -- so hopefully Thornton likes a good challenge.
Hammond Central is headed into the match having just suffered their biggest defeat since November 26th on Friday. They lost 81-59 to 21st Century Charter. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 160th, while the Cougars are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Thornton). They walked away with a 62-53 win over Thornridge on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Wildcats as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.
Hammond Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.8 points per game. As for Thornton, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-5.
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