Basketball Recap: Muncie Central Snaps Eight-Game Streak of Losses at Home

Landen Wells

Points (Career)

01/17/25 vs Richmond	24
12/04/24 vs Guerin Catholic	16
02/20/24 @ McCutcheon	14
12/27/24 @ Columbia City	14
02/01/24 vs Marion	13

Muncie Central won the last time they faced Richmond, and Landen Wells did his part to make sure it happened again. The Muncie Central Bearcats came out on top against the Richmond Red Devils by a score of 55-43 on Friday thanks in part to Wells, who went 7 for 8 en route to 24 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points.

Jaxson Johnson was another key player, putting up 13 points and three steals. He also posted a block, marking his first of the season.

Muncie Central's victory ended an eight-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Richmond, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.

Muncie Central has already played their next contest, a 63-50 win against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on the 18th. Richmond has also already played their next matchup (against Centerville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.