New Castle lost against Greenfield-Central back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The New Castle Trojans came up short against the Greenfield-Central Cougars, falling 72-50. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Cougars are ranked ninth).
| 11/25/23 @ Marion | 5 |
| 01/17/25 vs Greenfield-Central | 4 |
| 12/02/23 vs Anderson | 4 |
| 12/15/23 vs New Palestine | 4 |
| 12/27/23 vs Decatur Central | 4 |
New Castle's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Mason Miller, who posted 16 points, and Landon Thompson, who earned 14 points and five boards. What's more, Miller also racked up four assists, the most he's had since back in January of 2024. Alijah Turner was another key player, putting up seven points.
It was another big night for Braylon Mullins, who went 8 for 16 on his way to 31 points in addition to seven steals and six rebounds for Greenfield-Central. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Mullins has scored at least a third of Greenfield-Central's points. Another player making a difference was Boston Willard, who put up ten points along with seven assists and four steals.
New Castle moved to 4-8 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Greenfield-Central, their win was their 15th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-2.
New Castle didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 39-20 victory against Rushville on the 18th. Greenfield-Central has also already played their next match, a 100-46 win against Eastern Hancock on the 18th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
