The Bloomington South Panthers will face off against the East Central Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Bloomington South sitting on five straight wins and East Central on three.
Bloomington South is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They strolled past Bloomington North with points to spare, taking the game 53-39. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Cougars are ranked 146th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Columbus North typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday East Central proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 57-50 victory over the Bull Dogs. The score was all tied up 24-24 at the break, but the Trojans were the better team in the second half.
East Central found their leader in freshman Natalie Stenger, who posted 18 points in addition to seven steals and five rebounds. Stenger is becoming a predictor of East Central's success: when she posts at least three steals the team is 9-4 (and 3-7 when she doesn't). Meredith Sizemore was another key player, dropping a double-double with ten points and 12 boards.
East Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive games.
East Central now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Bloomington South, their win bumped their record up to 22-2.
Bloomington South suffered a grim 71-45 defeat to East Central when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can Bloomington South avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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