The North Central Panthers will venture away from home to face off against the Lawrence Central Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, North Central came up short against South Bend Washington and fell 72-61. While losing is never fun, North Central can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while South Bend Washington is ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Lawrence Central came tearing into Monday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They snuck past the Cavaliers with a 62-56 win.
Lawrence Central's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for North Central, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
North Central came up short against Lawrence Central in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 45-38. Can North Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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