It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but East Chicago Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Highland Trojans , sneaking past 54-52. For the Cardinals, this counts as revenge for the 41-37 win the Trojans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why Highland lost, don't look at Jordan Steele. Despite the final result, she posted 33 points plus eight steals and seven rebounds. That was a full 63.5% of Highland's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Alyssa Niemann was another key player, posting ten points.
East Chicago Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 4-5 record this season. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-6.
East Chicago Central has already played their next game (against Highland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Highland has also already played their next contest, a 46-42 victory against Illiana Christian on the 7th.
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