Basketball Preview: Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors vs. Lake Central Indians
Hammond Bishop Noll hasn't had much luck against Lake Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors will host the Lake Central Indians at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Hammond Bishop Noll focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 32 on Saturday.
Hammond Bishop Noll is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They were outmatched by Valparaiso at home and fell 72-31.
Hammond Bishop Noll's defeat came about despite a quality game from Jaiden Hall, who went 6 for 8 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Hall a new career-high in threes (three).
Meanwhile, Lake Central didn't have quite enough to beat Penn on Saturday and fell 37-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Indians have suffered against the Kingsmen since February 10, 2018.
Lake Central might have lost, but man, Vanessa Wimberly was a machine: she went 7 for 15 en route to 22 points plus five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryn Leonard, who scored four points along with three steals and two blocks.
Lake Central's defeat ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Hammond Bishop Noll took a serious blow against Lake Central when the teams last played back in November of 2023, falling 79-36. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Central's Ayla Krygier, who went 8 for 14 en route to 21 points plus five rebounds and three steals. Now that Hammond Bishop Noll knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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