Basketball Recap: Lawrence North Wins High-Profile Contest Against Greenfield-Central

On Saturday, Lawrence North faced Greenfield-Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Lawrence North Wildcats took down the Greenfield-Central Cougars 77-59. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Leading Lawrence North to victory were Azavier Robinson and Kai McGrew. Robinson went 11 of 22 on his way to 30 points, while McGrew almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. That's the most points McGrew has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Miller, who posted six points along with eight boards and five steals.

Lawrence North was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Greenfield-Central only racked up 11 assists.

When it comes to explaining why Greenfield-Central lost, don't look at Braylon Mullins. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 36 points and ten boards. That was a full 61% of Greenfield-Central's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Michael Johnson was another key player, going 5 of 10 on his way to 13 points and three steals.

The win was the third in a row for Lawrence North, bringing their record for this year to 3-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.7 points per game. As for Greenfield-Central, they moved to 4-1 with that defeat, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Lawrence North didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, an 80-41 victory against Indianapolis Arsenal Technical on the 17th. As for Greenfield-Central, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Greenfield-Central Cougars face off against the Yorktown Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Greenfield-Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66 points per game this season.