Lewis Cass scored the most points they've had this season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They took a 61-53 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Peru Tigers. While losing is never fun, the Kings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 408th, while the Tigers are ranked 178th).
| 12/21/24 vs Peru | 19 |
| 02/23/24 @ Lafayette Central Catholic | 16 |
| 12/22/23 vs Manchester | 16 |
| 12/14/24 @ Madison-Grant | 15 |
| 01/19/24 @ Southwood | 13 |
Lewis Cass' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Brennan Deeter, who went 7 for 12 on his way to 19 points, and Trey Johnson, who posted 14 points. The dominant performance gave Deeter a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Rudd, who earned seven points.
Gavin Eldridge continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Peru, putting up 19 points and seven assists. Another player making a difference was Zion See, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 13 points.
Lewis Cass dropped their record down to 1-6 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Peru, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Lewis Cass didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-49 loss against New Prairie on the 27th. As for Peru, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 71-49 win against Caston on the 27th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
