The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights lost to the Lewis Cass Kings back in February of 2023, but they didn't allow them the same satisfaction on Friday. Lafayette Central Catholic blew past Lewis Cass 59-35. That looming 59-35 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Lafayette Central Catholic yet this season.
Lafayette Central Catholic's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bobby Metzger led the charge by scoring 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Albert Schwartz, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds.
Lewis Cass' loss came despite strong showings from Brennan Deeter and L.j. Hillis. Deeter scored 16 points along with two steals, while Hillis scored 13 points along with six rebounds and two steals. That was a full 37.1% of Lewis Cass' points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Lewis Cass struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Lafayette Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Lewis Cass, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-13.
Lafayette Central Catholic will take on Seeger at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Seeger will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 250th, while Lafayette Central Catholic is ranked 118th). As for Lewis Cass, they will challenge Winamac at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Lewis Cass focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Friday.
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