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| 01/06/24 - Away | 70-17 W |
| 01/07/23 - Home | 66-11 W |
| 01/08/22 - Away | 62-20 W |
| 01/09/21 - Home | 31-34 L |
| 12/29/20 - Home | 50-39 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lake Central is 8-2 against La Porte since January of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Lake Central Indians will host the La Porte Slicers at 1:45 p.m. The timing is sure in Lake Central's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while La Porte has been banged up by 13 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Last Thursday, Lake Central ended up a good deal behind Homestead and lost 60-44. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Spartans are ranked third).
Defeat or not, Lake Central got some senior leadership from Ayla Krygier and Vanessa Wimberly. Krygier went 7 of 17 on her way to 19 points and seven rebounds, while Wimberly went 7 of 17 on her way to 18 points.
Meanwhile, La Porte was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 36-31 to East Chicago Central.
Lake Central's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-6. As for La Porte, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything came up roses for Lake Central against La Porte when the teams last played back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 70-17 win. In that matchup, Lake Central amassed a halftime lead of 38-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
