The Muncie Central Bearcats will take on the Richmond Red Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Muncie Central is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses.
Muncie Central struggled with assists on Friday (New Castle had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. Muncie Central was beaten by New Castle 63-25.
Despite the loss, Muncie Central saw an underclassman step up: Shemar Taylor scored eight points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Richmond put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lafayette Jefferson as Richmond made off with a 58-38 victory. Given Richmond's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while Lafayette Jefferson is ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Richmond to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ryder Cate, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Cedric Horton, who scored 15 points.
Muncie Central's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Richmond, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.
Muncie Central came up short against Richmond in their previous matchup back in January, falling 40-32. Can Muncie Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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