It was a good run, but the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 41-40 to Peru. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as Lafayette Central Catholic came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while Peru is ranked 224th).
Despite the loss, Lafayette Central Catholic still got an impressive performance from Albert Schwartz, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ray Clayton, who scored seven points along with five rebounds.
Peru was led to victory by Matthew Roettger and Gavin Eldridge. Roettger scored 12 points along with seven rebounds and four steals, while Eldridge scored 11 points along with five assists and three steals. Roettger is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Xavier Turner was another key contributor, scoring six points along with seven rebounds.
Lafayette Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-3. As for Peru, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Lafayette Central Catholic won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Lafayette Jefferson at 7:30 p.m. on January 20th. Lafayette Jefferson is on a six-game streak of home wins, Lafayette Central Catholic a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Peru won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Northwestern at 7:45 p.m. on January 20th. Northwestern is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
