It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Central can now relate to. They took a hard 74-59 fall against the Lawrence North Wildcats on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Wildcats are ranked second).
Papi Rivera
| 03/08/25 vs Lawrence North | 5 |
| 03/07/25 vs Indianapolis Arsenal Technical | 3 |
| 02/25/25 vs Fishers | 2 |
| 02/18/25 @ Brownsburg | 3 |
| 02/14/25 @ Pike | 3 |
| + 6 more games |
North Central lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Papi Rivera, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 15 points and five assists. That's the most assists he has posted since back in January. Nijah Jewell was another key player, putting up 13 points.
North Central has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-12 record this season. Lawrence North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season.
North Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lawrence North, they will take on Mooresville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lawrence North knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 games -- so hopefully Mooresville likes a good challenge.
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