Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Central/Southeastern

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/13/25 vs Seymour	51
11/23/24 vs Pana	41
11/23/24 vs Mattoon	39
12/26/24 vs Olympia	35
12/02/24 @ Brown County	33

Central/Southeastern waltzed into their game on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Everything went their way against the Pittsfield Saukees as they made off with a 60-37 victory. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 15 matches by 23 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Pittsfield saw an underclassman step up: freshman Lincoln McCartney posted seven points along with six boards and six steals. McCartney is becoming a predictor of Pittsfield's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 20-2 (and 1-2 when she doesn't).

Central/Southeastern is on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Pittsfield, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 21-4.

Central/Southeastern has already played their next game (against Rushville-Industry), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Pittsfield will welcome North Greene at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pittsfield is facing North Greene at the right time seeing as North Greene is stuck on a five-game losing streak.