The Greenfield-Central Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the New Castle Trojans at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Greenfield-Central's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Greenfield-Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Mt. Vernon, who was ranked sixth at the time (Greenfield-Central was ranked ninth). Greenfield-Central managed a 60-55 win over Mt. Vernon on Saturday.
It was another big night for Braylon Mullins, who almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine boards. That makes it 11 consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Greenfield-Central's points. Michael Johnson was another key player, going 7 for 10 on his way to 16 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, New Castle waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 56-47.
Greenfield-Central better focus on containing Landon Thompson and Mason Miller as the pair were huge in New Castle's win. Thompson almost dropped a double-double on 25 points and nine rebounds, while Miller posted 23 points. The contest was Thompson's third in a row with at least ten points.
Greenfield-Central's victory was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-2. As for New Castle, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7.
Greenfield-Central took their victory against New Castle when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 70-50. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Miller, who went 8 of 15 on his way to 22 points. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Greenfield-Central still be able to contain Miller? There's only one way to find out.
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