Michigan City hasn't had much luck against Lake Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Michigan City Wolves will take on the Lake Central Indians at 7:00 p.m. That game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Paulecia Isom and Vanessa Wimberly.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-21, which was the final score in Michigan City's tilt against Chesterton on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Trojans are ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, Lake Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 64-24 victory over the Fighting 59ers. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Lake Central is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.7 points per game. As for Michigan City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-8.
Michigan City was taken down by Lake Central 59-26 in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Michigan City was down 40-4.
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