The Lake Central Indians will face off against the McCutcheon Mavericks at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Lake Central and South Bend Washington meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Indians walked away with a 73-66 win over the Panthers. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Indians' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Panthers are ranked 207th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McCutcheon). They simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat Kankakee Valley 72-38. Winning may never get old, but the Mavericks sure are getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
McCutcheon's victory bumped their record up to 9-12. As for Lake Central, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Lake Central was able to grind out a solid win over McCutcheon in their previous meeting back in February of 2025, winning 67-56. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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