Lewis Cass is 1-8 against Lafayette Central Catholic since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Lewis Cass Kings will head out on the road to take on the Lafayette Central Catholic Knights at 7:30 p.m. Lewis Cass is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
Last Tuesday, Lewis Cass didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Caston, but they still walked away with a 48-43 win.
Lewis Cass got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was L.j. Hillis out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Brennan Deeter, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, even though Crawfordsville scored an imposing 61 points on Saturday, Lafayette Central Catholic still came out on top. Lafayette Central Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 63-61 win over Crawfordsville. Given Lafayette Central Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 113th, while Crawfordsville is ranked 310th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lewis Cass' win bumped their record up to 8-11. As for Lafayette Central Catholic, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-7.
Lewis Cass was able to grind out a solid victory over Lafayette Central Catholic in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, winning 44-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewis Cass since the team 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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