Muncie Central is on a three-game streak of home losses, Yorktown a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Bearcats take on the Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Muncie Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Muncie Central came up into this matchup off a tough 21-point loss last Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Anderson by a score of 59-57 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Thursday (55), the Bearcats still had to take the loss.
Muncie Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaxson Johnson, who went 9-for-16 on his way to 21 points, and Lj Strange, who went 6-for-7 to rack up 16 points and six rebounds. What's more, Strange also posted two blocks, the most he's had since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Terry Miles, who scored seven points.
Meanwhile, Yorktown was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 42-36 to Jay County.
Yorktown's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Muncie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-14.
Muncie Central came up short against Yorktown when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 43-30. Will Muncie Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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