There's no place like home for the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Friday. They snuck past Seeger with a 51-47 victory on Tuesday. Given Lafayette Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while Seeger is ranked 235th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lafayette Central Catholic's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Albert Schwartz, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Schwartz hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for five straight games. Another player making a difference was Alex Hardebeck, who scored 16 points along with two steals.
Seeger lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Luke Pluimer, who scored 14 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of cameron laws, who scored ten points along with five assists.
Lafayette Central Catholic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points per game. As for Seeger, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-7.
Lafayette Central Catholic will head out on the road to face off against Crawfordsville at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Seeger, they will be playing at home against Parke Heritage at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Parke Heritage's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five matchups.
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