The Warren Central Warriors will face off against the Pike Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Warren Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season.
Warren Central is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cathedral just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 53-45 to the Fighting Irish. The contest marked the Warriors' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Warren Central might have lost, but man, Denell Jacobs was a machine: she went 7 for 14 en route to 19 points plus six steals and five rebounds. Jacobs' evening made it seven games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Shantel Shockley, who posted no points in addition to five assists and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pike hadn't done well against Westfield recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, Pike made off with a 43-42 win over Westfield. While the Red Devils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 12-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The victory made it two in a row for Pike and bumps their season record up to 4-1. As for Warren Central, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Everything went Warren Central's way against Pike when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as Warren Central made off with a 71-46 win. In that match, Warren Central amassed a halftime lead of 48-26, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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