The Greenfield-Central Cougars put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. Everything went their way against New Castle as Greenfield-Central made off with a 70-50 victory. Greenfield-Central has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 20 points or more this season.
Braylon Mullins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 26 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Greenfield-Central's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braden Robertson, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Despite the loss, New Castle saw an underclassman step up: Mason Miller scored 22 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Miller has scored all season. Colin Taylor was another key contributor, scoring ten points.
Greenfield-Central's victory was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for New Castle, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Greenfield-Central won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Eastern Hancock at 7:30 p.m. on January 13th. Eastern Hancock is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 55.4 points per game. New Castle won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Rushville at 7:30 p.m. on January 13th. Rushville 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 401st, while New Castle is ranked 170th).
