The Lawrence North Wildcats put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past North Central 62-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Lawrence North has posted yet this season.
Leading Lawrence North to victory were Kobi Bowles and Azavier Robinson. Bowles scored 17 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Robinson scored 25 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Brennan Miller, who scored five points along with 14 rebounds and two blocks.
Lawrence North's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for North Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Lawrence North will be playing at home against New Palestine at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Palestine has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 704 points over their last ten matches. North Central won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Muncie Central at 7:30 p.m. on January 20th. Muncie Central 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 163rd, while North Central is ranked 12th).
