Basketball Recap: Hammond Central Takes a Loss

Hammond Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell 81-72 to the Michigan City Wolves. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), Hammond Central still had to take the loss.

Loss or not, Hammond Central got some senior leadership from Marcus Browder and Gregory Dotson. Browder went 11 for 19 on his way to 23 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards, while Dotson went 10 of 16 on his way to 23 points and six rebounds. The game was Browder's fourth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cylin Pointer, who posted ten points and six rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Michigan City to victory, but perhaps none more so than Keegan Cowgill, who shot 5-for-6 from long range and dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Cowgill a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Jaron Upshaw, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 13 boards.

Hammond Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Michigan City, the win keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Hammond Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Lighthouse College Prep Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Michigan City, they will venture away from home to face off against Mishawaka at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Michigan City knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Mishawaka likes a good challenge.