It was a proper cat-fight when North Putnam faced off against Northside L on Thursday. The North Putnam Cougars came out on top against the Northside L Lions by a score of 54-42. For the Cougars, this counts as revenge for the 57-56 victory the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
Despite the loss, Northside L still got an impressive performance from JEFFREY WHEELER, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 boards gave WHEELER a new career-high. BEN HEASTON was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
North Putnam has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-14 record this season. As for Northside L, they moved to 15-15 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
North Putnam won't have much time to rest: their next game is against West Vigo at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Northside L has already played their next contest (against Community Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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