Pendleton Heights and Greenfield-Central squared off in some playoff action on Tuesday, but Pendleton Heights had to settle for second. They came up short against the Greenfield-Central Cougars, falling 72-47. While losing is never fun, the Arabians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Cougars are ranked 11th).
When it comes to explaining why Pendleton Heights lost, don't look at Cooper Sims. Despite the final result, he went 7-for-17 to rack up 19 points. That was a full 40.4% of Pendleton Heights' points, marking the fifth time in a row Sims has posted more than a third of the team's points. Hayden Fox was another key player, putting up three points and six assists.
Greenfield-Central had a senior duo take command as Braylon Mullins shot 88% from beyond the arc en route to 30 points in addition to six boards and three steals and Michael Johnson almost dropped a double-double with 23 points and nine rebounds. Johnson is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last 21 games he's played. Another player making a difference was Boston Willard, who scored eight points and seven assists.
Pendleton Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Greenfield-Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season.
Pendleton Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Greenfield-Central, a feisty cat fight will be fought as Greenfield-Central Cougars take on Muncie Central Bearcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. They know how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 25 contests -- so hopefully Muncie Central like a good challenge.
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