If the North Central Thunderbirds were feeling good off their 75-23 takedown of the Washington Catholic Cardinals last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. North Central was the victim of a rough 76-53 defeat at the hands of Sullivan on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, North Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while Sullivan is ranked 90th).
North Central's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ethan Willis, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Trashaun Cockrell, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Sullivan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aidan McCammon, who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. McCammon hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Marcus Roshel was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with six assists and three steals.
North Central's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Sullivan, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
North Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Clay City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clay City will roll in looking for their ninth straight win, something North Central surely won't give up without a fight. As for Sullivan, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cloverdale at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Sullivan will roll in looking for their 11th straight win, something Cloverdale surely won't give up without a fight.
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