Lawrence Central and Hamilton Southeastern are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Lawrence Central Bears are taking a road trip to take on the Hamilton Southeastern Royals at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Hamilton Southeastern is hoping to do what Park Tudor couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Lawrence Central's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lawrence Central enjoyed a cozy 69-53 win over Park Tudor. The Bears pushed the score to 60-38 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Hamilton Southeastern didn't have too much breathing room in their game against North Central on Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 70-64 victory.
Lawrence Central better keep an eye on Luke Weemer. He was instrumental in Hamilton Southeastern's win, shooting 5-for-6 from long range and dropping a double-double on 28 points and ten boards. Braeden Totton was another key player, putting up 13 points and five assists.
Lawrence Central's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-5. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Hamilton Southeastern, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Lawrence Central, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 79-63 loss to Hamilton Southeastern when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Lawrence Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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