Basketball Recap: Rensselaer Central Extends Winning Streak to 11

Rensselaer Central hadn't done well against West Lafayette recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Rensselaer Central Bombers took their contest with ease, bagging a 70-31 victory over the West Lafayette Red Devils. The Bombers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 26 points or more this season.

Rensselaer Central got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Taylor Van Meter out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Van Meter a new career-high in assists (eight). Another player making a difference was Courtney Mathew, who went 7 of 14 en route to 16 points.

Rensselaer Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Lafayette only posted four assists.

West Lafayette's loss came despite strong showings from Amaya St. Hilaire and Molly Andrew. St. Hilaire posted six points and 12 boards, while Andrew went 5 for 10 on her way to 12 points and three steals.

Bombers

Previous Games

01/16/25 vs West Lafayette	70-31
01/11/25 vs Munster	69-27
01/09/25 @ North White	56-30
01/04/25 @ Lafayette Central Catholic	54-39
12/27/24 @ North Knox	59-57
+ 6 more games

The victory (which was Rensselaer Central's 11th in a row) raised their record to 17-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.8 points per game. As for West Lafayette, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.

Rensselaer Central has already played their next game, a 68-51 defeat against McCutcheon on the 18th. As for West Lafayette, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 54-23 loss against Lafayette Jefferson on the 21st.