The Central Noble Cougars suffered their closest loss yet this season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Fairfield by a score of 38-36. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central Noble in their matchups with Fairfield: they've now lost four in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Central Noble lost, one person who can't be blamed is Melissa McCoy. Despite the final result, she scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Abby Pliett, who scored eight points.
Central Noble's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Fairfield, their victory was their 15th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-3.
Central Noble will head out on the road to challenge Eastside at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastside will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak. As for Fairfield, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Westview at 6:00 p.m. Westview will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 335th, while Fairfield is ranked 59th).
