The Carroll Cougars and the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but sadly the Carroll Cougars had to settle for second. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights. While losing is never fun, Carroll can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 220th, while Lafayette Central Catholic is ranked 71st).
Several Cougars players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Eli Falkenberg, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Duff, who scored six points along with five steals and two blocks.
Lafayette Central Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ray Clayton, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Nick Page, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and four steals.
Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-8.
Carroll does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, they will square off against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past five matchups -- so hopefully Lafayette Central Catholic likes a good challenge.
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