Basketball Recap: Greenfield-Central Skates Past New Castle with Ease

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

01/14/25 vs Anderson	40
12/26/24 vs Lowell	35
01/17/25 @ New Castle	35
12/06/24 vs Tri	28
01/07/25 @ Perry Meridian	25

Greenfield-Central won the last time they faced New Castle and things went their way on Friday too. The Greenfield-Central Cougars breezed by the New Castle Trojans to the tune of 65-30. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 21 points or more this season.

Greenfield-Central had a senior duo take command as Madison Sonsini dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten boards and Chaney Brown went 10 of 14 on her way to 20 points and eight rebounds. The match was Sonsini's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brooklyn Mcconnell, who posted nine points and three steals.

Greenfield-Central was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle only racked up four assists.

Several Trojans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Alana Orr, who earned nine points and five rebounds. Shelly Beck also deserves some recognition as she grabbed her first steals of the season.

The win was the third in a row for Greenfield-Central, bringing their record for this year to 14-5. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33.3 points. As for New Castle, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Greenfield-Central Cougars challenge the Muncie Central Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Greenfield-Central is facing Muncie Central at the right time seeing as Muncie Central is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for New Castle, they will face off against Tri at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tri is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54 points per game this season.