Lake Central extended their winning streak to four games thanks to a huge performance from Zachary Greene. The Lake Central Indians took down the Merrillville Pirates 77-58 on Thursday thanks in part to Greene, who went 11 for 15 en route to 31 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Lake Central's points.
Cooper Kroncke
| 02/06/25 vs Merrillville | 6 |
| 01/11/25 @ Harrison | 3 |
| 12/28/24 @ North Central | 2 |
| 01/31/25 @ Chesterton | 1 |
| 01/29/25 vs 21st Century Charter | 1 |
Cooper Kroncke was another key player, putting up five points and six steals. Those six steals gave him a new career-high.
Lake Central's victory bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Merrillville, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lake Central will take on East Chicago Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Chicago Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Lake Central likes a good challenge. As for Merrillville, they will face off against Laporte at 7:00 p.m. on February 14th.
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