Decatur Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against the Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots, falling 66-43. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Patriots are ranked 16th).
Several Hawks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Elyas Zapata, who posted 13 points and six boards. Lavell Love was another key player, going 5 for 10 on his way to 11 points and six rebounds.
Terre Haute North Vigo can attribute much of their success to Bryce Renn, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. Renn has been hot recently, having also posted two or more blocks the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Cam Fennell, who had 12 points.
Decatur Central's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, their victory was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Decatur Central will square off against Whiteland at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Whiteland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.7 points per game this season. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, they will challenge Bloomington North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Bloomington North also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 52.3 points per game.
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