West Central had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 58-54 W against the Lake Station Edison Fighting Eagles. This was payback for the Trojans, who suffered a 44-36 loss the last time these two teams met.
Christian Hughes
| 02/28/25 @ Lake Station Edison | 88% |
| 01/17/25 @ Tri-County | 78% |
| 12/15/23 vs Washington Township | 78% |
| 02/15/25 vs Hebron | 77% |
| 02/14/25 @ Tri-Township | 75% |
Leading West Central to victory were Christian Hughes and Brady Bishop. Hughes almost dropped a double-double with 17 points and nine boards, while Bishop went 6-for-10 en route to 19 points and five assists. The dominant performance also gave Hughes a new career-high in field goal percentage (88%). Another player making a difference was Tate Leman, who posted five points.
West Central pushed their record up to 15-7 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to three-pointers: they averaged an imposing 9.67 threes in those games compared to only 3.53 in the others. As for Lake Station Edison, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 15 of their last 16 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season.
West Central will face off against South Newton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Station Edison has already played their next match (against Morgan Township), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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