Basketball Recap: Corydon Central's Winning Streak Snapped at Eight Games

Panthers

Previous 5 Games

12/28/24 vs Charlestown	42-43
12/27/24 vs Perry Central	72-49
12/27/24 vs Crawford County	58-20
12/21/24 @ Jasper	60-57
12/20/24 vs Scottsburg	62-33

If Corydon Central was feeling good fresh off their 72-49 takedown of Perry Central last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Corydon Central Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 43-42 to the Charlestown Pirates. The Panthers' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.

Corydon Central's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jack Fessel, who went 8 for 9 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds, and T-Mac Wilkinson, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 16 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Lindemann, who posted three points in addition to five assists and five boards.

Even though they lost, Corydon Central was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charlestown only racked up four assists.

It was another big night for Anthony Fresh, who put up 18 points along with six boards and four steals for Charlestown. Fresh's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Parker Odle, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 12 points.

Corydon Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-2. As for Charlestown, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Corydon Central will take on Southwestern at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Southwestern's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Charlestown, they will square off against Heritage Hills at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.