Basketball Game Preview: Carroll Chargers vs. Homestead Spartans

The Carroll Chargers will square off against the Homestead Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Carroll is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They took down Fort Wayne Northrop 58-39. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Chargers.

Paxton Crane

Field Goal Percentage

03/08/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	83%
03/07/25 vs Fort Wayne Snider	75%
02/28/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	55%
02/22/25 vs North Central	80%

It was another big night for Paxton Crane, who dropped a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 55% in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Carter Middleton, who posted 11 points.

Carroll was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Northrop only eight assists.

Meanwhile, Homestead came tearing into Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 56-52 W against the Generals.

Carroll's record now sits at 11-15. As for Homestead, their record is now 21-5.

Carroll ended up a good deal behind Homestead when the teams last played back in February, losing 51-37. Can Carroll avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.