East Chicago Central scored the most points they've had all season on Wednesday, but it wasn't enough. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 47-46 to the Morgan Township Cherokees. The Cardinals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Morgan Township was led to victory by Abby Wasz and Addison Lamere. Wasz dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds, while Lamere scored 14 points plus five rebounds. With that strong performance, Wasz is now averaging an impressive 8.4 rebounds per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Vanessa Parsons, who earned four points.
East Chicago Central's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Morgan Township, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
East Chicago Central won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Hammond Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hammond Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.2 points per game this season. As for Morgan Township, they will square off against Boone Grove at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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