The Monroe Central Golden Bears will take on the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Monroe Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. Everything went their way against Randolph Southern as Monroe Central made off with a 58-33 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Golden Bears sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Addy Puckett
| 02/08/25 vs Randolph Southern | 7 |
| 02/07/25 vs Union City | 3 |
| 02/04/25 vs Union | 4 |
| 01/30/25 vs Blue River Valley | 2 |
| 01/28/25 @ Delta | 3 |
| + 8 more games |
Monroe Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Addy Puckett, who posted 14 points and seven steals. Puckett is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 13 games she's played. Another player making a difference was Brynlee Patterson, who earned 14 points and six steals.
Meanwhile, Lafayette Central Catholic had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.1 points) and they went ahead and made it ten on Saturday. They blew past the Mustangs 53-30. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Mustangs are ranked 152nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lafayette Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Monroe Central, their win bumped their record up to 20-6.
Monroe Central took a serious blow against Lafayette Central Catholic when the teams last played back in February of 2015, falling 77-28. Can Monroe Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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