Decatur Central was the 66-55 winner over Plainfield when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Decatur Central Hawks lost to the Plainfield Quakers at home by a 59-43 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 182nd, while the Quakers are ranked 46th).
When it comes to explaining why Decatur Central lost, don't look at Elyas Zapata. Despite the final result, he went 5 of 7 en route to 14 points. Makeil Baker was another key player, putting up eight points.
It was another big night for Noah Smith, who went 9 for 14 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds for Plainfield. The team also got some help courtesy of Harper Baker-Lands, who went 6 of 13 en route to 13 points and seven boards.
Decatur Central has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-11 record this season. Their recent woes sure aren't a result of their performance when it comes to three-point shooting accuracy: their three-point shooting accuracy was 33.1% in those games and 21% outside of them. As for Plainfield, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-6.
Decatur Central will square off against Southport at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Decatur Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.8 points per game this season. Plainfield has already played their next game, a 51-38 win against Lebanon on the 1st.
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