East Chicago Central is 2-8 against Lake Central since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The East Chicago Central Cardinals will take on the Lake Central Indians at 7:00 p.m. East Chicago Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Lake Central likes a good challenge.
East Chicago Central came up into this matchup off a tough 35-point loss two weeks ago. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Gary West Side by a score of 60-57 last Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), the Cardinals still had to take the loss.
East Chicago Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Yamauree Wallace, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Dominique Murphy, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and ten boards. That was a full 36.8% of East Chicago Central's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Keontaye Bell also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Meanwhile, Lake Central had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They took down the Pirates 77-58. The contest marked the Indians' most dominant win of the season.
East Chicago Central better keep an eye on Zachary Greene. He was instrumental in Lake Central's win, going 11 for 15 to rack up 31 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists. Greene is becoming a predictor of Lake Central's success: when he posts at least 30 points the team is 2-1 (and 4-9 when he doesn't). Noah Enyeart was another key player, putting up 14 points and eight boards.
Lake Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
East Chicago Central's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-7. As for Lake Central, their victory bumped their record up to 6-10.
East Chicago Central strolled past Lake Central in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a score of 70-53. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Chicago Central since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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