The Carmel Greyhounds will take on the Center Grove Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Carmel was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-42 to Hamilton Southeastern. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Royals are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Center Grove unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Thursday. They received a blow as they fell 66-48 to Brownsburg.
Carmel will have to keep a close watch on Gracyn Gilliard and Ava Grant, a pair of players who had a big impact on Center Grove's prior game. Gilliard went 6 for 11 on her way to 19 points and five steals, while Grant went 6 of 15 on her way to 17 points.
Even though they lost, Center Grove was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Center Grove's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-2. As for Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
Carmel lost to Center Grove on the road by a decisive 45-29 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2023. Can Carmel avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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