New Prairie lost against LaVille back in January of 2019 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The New Prairie Cougars were outmatched by the LaVille Lancers and fell 64-37. The Cougars' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it five in a row.
| 01/22/25 @ LaVille | 8 |
| 01/16/25 vs Penn | 9 |
| 01/11/25 vs Concord | 9 |
Despite the defeat, New Prairie saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brody Wiginton went 6 of 14 on his way to 16 points and eight boards. Wiginton is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Fronk, who posted six points.
Collin Czarnecki was his usual excellent self, going 10 for 25 en route to 24 points for LaVille. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Czarnecki has scored at least a third of LaVille's points. Another player making a difference was Andre Gonzales, who had ten points.
New Prairie's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for LaVille, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-5.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the New Prairie Cougars duke it out with the Oregon-Davis Bobcats at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. New Prairie is facing Oregon-Davis at the right time seeing as Oregon-Davis is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for LaVille, they will welcome Bremen at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Bremen knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully LaVille likes a good challenge.
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