Columbus North is 2-8 against Bloomington South since December of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Columbus North Bull Dogs will head out to challenge the Bloomington South Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Columbus North is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Columbus North is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing East Central: they outscored them in every quarter. Columbus North put the hurt on East Central with a sharp 53-28 win on Saturday. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Bull Dogs had established a 20 point advantage.
Austin Perry and Nathan Enneking were among the main playmakers for Columbus North as the former went 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points and five boards and the latter went 5 of 7 to rack up 12 points. What's more, Enneking also posted a 71% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in January of 2024. Another player making a difference was Garrett Long, who posted four points and five rebounds.
Columbus North was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Central only racked up seven assists.
Meanwhile, Bloomington South came up short against Evansville Harrison on Saturday and fell 67-56.
Columbus North's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Bloomington South, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-7.
Columbus North came up short against Bloomington South in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 50-40. Can Columbus North avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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