The home team had won the previous three meetings between Lafayette Central Catholic and Lewis Cass, and Lafayette Central Catholic kept the tradition alive. The Lafayette Central Catholic Knights took a 46-38 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lewis Cass Kings on Friday. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Kings apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Despite the loss, Lafayette Central Catholic still got an impressive performance from Ray Clayton, who went 8-for-20 to rack up 18 points and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Romeo Huerta, who posted eight points.
Even though they lost, Lafayette Central Catholic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lewis Cass only three offensive boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lewis Cass to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bryce Rudd, who scored 12 points and three blocks. The dominant performance gave Rudd a new career-high in blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Cotner-Graves, who had ten points.
Lafayette Central Catholic has traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. Lewis Cass' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-17.
Lafayette Central Catholic and Lewis Cass are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Lafayette Central Catholic will challenge Fountain Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lafayette Central Catholic is facing Fountain Central at the right time seeing as Fountain Central is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Lewis Cass, they will square off against Wabash at 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewis Cass will be up against Wabash's rather soft defense (which has allowed 54.05 points per contest), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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