Basketball Recap: Carroll Falls Despite Big Games from Jack Van Order and Paxton Crane

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Carroll can now relate to. They fell just short of the Homestead Spartans by a score of 42-39 on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Chargers have suffered since February 6th.

Paxton Crane

Field Goal Percentage

03/15/25 vs Homestead	57%
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%

Despite the defeat, Carroll had strong showings from Paxton Crane, who dropped a double-double with 11 points and 16 rebounds, and Jack Van Order, who posted ten points. Crane is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 55% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Brody Fisher, who had seven points.

Carroll's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Homestead, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season.

As of now, neither Carroll nor Homestead have any future games scheduled.