The North Central Knights and the Loomis Wolves will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
North Central is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Gregory on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Central took a blow against Gregory, falling 61-23. The matchup marked the Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Loomis fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Southern Valley on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Eagles 72-66. While the Wolves didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Eagles 18-10 in the first quarter.
North Central will need focus on slowing down Jace Schukar, one of several Loomis players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 16 on his way to 21 points. The dominant performance gave Schukar a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyson Essex, who posted 15 points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Even though they lost, Loomis smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Loomis' loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-5. As for North Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
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