The New Castle Trojans were the 55-51 winner over the Lapel Bulldogs when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. New Castle fell to Lapel 57-51.
Despite the loss, New Castle still got an impressive performance from Colin Taylor, who scored 25 points. Another player making a difference was Clay Butler, who scored four points.
Leading Lapel to victory were Nick Witte and Devin Craig. Witte scored 11 points along with two steals, while Craig scored 16 points. Brode B judge was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
New Castle now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Lapel, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
New Castle will head out on the road to take on Muncie Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Castle is facing Muncie Central at the right time seeing as Muncie Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lapel, they will be playing at home against Tipton at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lapel is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Tipton a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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