Basketball Recap: Warren Central's Loss Ends Six-Game Winning Streak at Home

Warriors

Previous 5 Games

11/27/24 vs Cathedral	45-53
11/25/24 vs Indianapolis Arsenal Technical	67-15
11/23/24 vs Southfield Arts & Tech	77-28
11/16/24 vs Jeffersonville	54-32
11/12/24 vs Decatur Central	50-42

It was a good run, but Warren Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 53-45 to the Cathedral Fighting Irish. The Warriors were up 45-19 in the first quarter but couldn't hold on to the lead.

When it comes to explaining why Warren Central lost, don't look at Denell Jacobs. Despite the final result, she went 7 for 14 on her way to 19 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Jacobs is becoming a predictor of Warren Central's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Shantel Shockley, who posted no points in addition to five assists, five boards, and five steals.

It was another big night for Jaeda Wilson, who went 5 of 8 on her way to 17 points and six rebounds for Cathedral. That's the most points Wilson has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Tianna Guy, who went 5 of 10 on her way to 15 points and five rebounds.

Warren Central's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Cathedral, the win got them back to even at 3-3.

Warren Central didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-48 defeat against Pike on the 3rd. As for Cathedral, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 49-39 loss against Jeffersonville on the 30th.