The Lawrence North Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Pike Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Lawrence North is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Fishers, who was ranked 18th at the time (Lawrence North was ranked 17th). Lawrence North came out on top against Fishers by a score of 67-60 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.
| 01/28/25 @ Fishers | 5 |
| 01/25/25 vs Ben Davis | 2 |
| 01/20/25 @ Big Walnut | 6 |
| 01/18/25 vs Center Grove | 5 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lawrence North to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kya Hurt, who posted 16 points in addition to five assists and five steals. Hurt has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jamaya Thomas, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 18 points.
Hurt wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Lawrence North was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Pike came up short against Hamilton Southeastern on Tuesday and fell 76-64. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Royals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Pike's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-5. As for Lawrence North, their record is now 12-8.
Lawrence North strolled past Pike when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 68-52. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lawrence North since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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