The New Castle Trojans won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Saturday. Their tough 64-39 loss to Wapahani might stick with them for a while. While losing is never fun, New Castle can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Wapahani is ranked 40th).
New Castle's loss came despite strong showings from Colin Taylor and Isaac Madden. Taylor scored 11 points, while Madden scored ten points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Madden has scored all season.
New Castle struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
New Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Wapahani, they pushed their record up to 13-1 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home.
New Castle will take on Morristown at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Wapahani, they will head out on the road to challenge Delta at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Delta is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
