The Hanover Central Wildcats's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They pulled ahead with a 67-66 photo finish over Illiana Christian. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Illiana Christian's loss came despite strong showings from Isaac Sherwood and Andy Spoelman. Sherwood scored 20 points along with four steals, while Spoelman scored 15 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Spoelman has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dylan Polak, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals.
Hanover Central now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Illiana Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-9.
Hanover Central will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Lake Station Edison at 6:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Lake Station Edison focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Friday. As for Illiana Christian, they will take on North Newton at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Illiana Christian focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
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