Bloomington South is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Columbus North is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Bloomington South Panthers will host the Columbus North Bull Dogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington South knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Columbus North likes a good challenge.
Last Saturday, Bloomington South came up short against Evansville Harrison and fell 67-56.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Columbus North's strategy against East Central on Saturday. Everything went Columbus North's way against East Central as Columbus North made off with a 53-28 victory. Given the Bull Dogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Trojans are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bloomington South better focus on containing Austin Perry and Nathan Enneking as the pair were huge in Columbus North's win. Perry went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and five rebounds, while Enneking went 5 of 7 to rack up 12 points. What's more, Perry also posted a 67% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Garrett Long was another key player, putting up four points and five boards.
Columbus North was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Central only racked up seven assists.
Columbus North has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.1 points over those games. As for Bloomington South, their loss dropped their record down to 14-7.
Bloomington South was able to grind out a solid win over Columbus North in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 50-40. Does Bloomington South have another victory up their sleeve, or will Columbus North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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