The Center Grove Trojans will square off against the Carmel Greyhounds at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Center Grove is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.1 points per game this season.
Center Grove is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Brownsburg, who was ranked eighth at the time (Center Grove was ranked tenth). Center Grove lost to Brownsburg at home by a 66-48 margin on Thursday. The Trojans' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Center Grove's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Gracyn Gilliard, who went 6 of 11 en route to 19 points and five steals, and Ava Grant, who 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.
Meanwhile, Carmel was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 47-42 to Hamilton Southeastern. The Greyhounds have struggled against the Royals recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
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.
Center Grove strolled past Carmel when the teams last played back in January of 2023 by a score of 45-29. Will Center Grove repeat their success, or does Carmel have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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