After soaring to 56 points the game before, East Central was a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They lost 53-28 to the Columbus North Bull Dogs. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Bull Dogs are ranked 31st).
Despite the defeat, East Central had strong showings from Peyton Hofer, who posted nine points, and Liam Rogers, who put up 11 points. Elijah Sehlhorst was another key player, putting up three points.
Columbus North was led to victory by Austin Perry and Nathan Enneking. Perry went 6 of 9 to rack up 14 points and five rebounds, while Enneking went 5 for 7 on his way to 12 points. What's more, Perry also posted a 67% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Garrett Long, who scored four points and five boards.
East Central's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Columbus North, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. East Central will head out to face off against Connersville at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for Connersville: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while East Central has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. As for Columbus North, they will square off against Bloomington South at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus North is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.8 points per game this season.
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