The New Prairie Cougars and the Lewis Cass Kings will round out the year against one another at at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Saturday, New Prairie lost to Mishawaka at home by a 53-37 margin. The Cougars have struggled against the Cavemen recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
| 12/21/24 vs Mishawaka | 18 |
| 12/05/24 vs Marquette Catholic | 16 |
| 12/17/24 @ Oregon-Davis | 15 |
| 12/07/24 vs La Porte | 8 |
| 12/12/24 vs Jimtown | 6 |
Despite the loss, New Prairie saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brody Wiginton went 6 of 9 en route to 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wiginton has scored all season.
Meanwhile, Lewis Cass scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of Peru. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Tigers are ranked 170th).
Lewis Cass dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for New Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
New Prairie couldn't quite finish off Lewis Cass in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 42-39. Can New Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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