North Central won the last time they faced Heritage Christian and things went their way on Saturday too. The North Central Panthers walked away with a 70-57 victory over the Heritage Christian Eagles. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Eagles are ranked 217th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 02/01/25 @ Heritage Christian | 4 |
| 01/14/25 vs Park Tudor | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Pike | 2 |
| 12/01/23 @ Indianapolis Arsenal Technical | 2 |
| 01/31/25 vs Warren Central | 1 |
Leading North Central to victory were Jeremiah Bellamy and Gabriel Grosfeld. Bellamy went 6 for 9 en route to 14 points and four steals, while Grosfeld posted 17 points. The dominant performance gave Bellamy a new career-high in steals. Carter Klaus was another key player, putting up nine points.
Despite the loss, Heritage Christian still got an impressive performance from Isaac Arterburn, who went 10 of 15 on his way to 30 points. Another player making a difference was Caleb Flint, who went 5 for 12 en route to 15 points.
North Central is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points per game. As for Heritage Christian, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 5-10.
North Central will square off against Lawrence Central at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 67.3 points per game this season. As for Heritage Christian, they will take on Tindley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Heritage Christian has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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