Lafayette Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a blow against the Guerin Catholic Golden Eagles, falling 67-31. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 232nd, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 20th).
When it comes to explaining why Lafayette Central Catholic lost, don't look at Charlie Seaburg. Despite the final result, he posted six points.
Guerin Catholic was led to victory by Carter Murans and Bryson Cardinal. Murans went 8 for 9 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds, while Cardinal went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points and six boards. The matchup was Cardinal's tenth in a row with at least ten points. Julian Melendez was another key player, going 5 of 7 en route to 10 points and six boards.
Lafayette Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Guerin Catholic, the win was the tenth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
Lafayette Central Catholic will square off against Twin Lakes at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Twin Lakes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season. Guerin Catholic has already played their next contest, a 54-39 defeat against Noblesville on the 1st.
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