West Central is 1-7 against Washington Township since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. West Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.3 points per game this season.
Last Thursday, West Central came up short against Tri-County and fell 44-33.
| 12/19/24 @ Tri-County | 5 |
| 12/17/24 vs Frontier | 2 |
| 12/14/24 @ Delphi Community | 5 |
| 12/13/24 vs South Newton | 2 |
| 12/10/24 vs North White | 3 |
West Central's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Macie Allen, who posted 11 points, and Madisyn DeMoss, who put up four points along with six rebounds and five blocks. DeMoss is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as she's now posted two or more in the last 12 games she's played. Emily Bunger was another key player, putting up four points.
Meanwhile, Washington Township suffered their biggest loss since November 6th on Thursday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Westville an easy 67-42 win. While losing is never fun, the Senators can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 30th).
Washington Township's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 7-6. As for West Central, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-4.
West Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Washington Township when the teams last played back in December of 2023, sneaking past 59-57. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Central since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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