Basketball Game Preview: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans vs. Brownsburg Bulldogs

The Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans will face off against the Brownsburg Bulldogs at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Pendleton Heights on Saturday. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard took a 63-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Pendleton Heights. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 308th, while the Arabians are ranked 123rd).

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Brownsburg). They were the clear victor by a 64-43 margin over Liberty Christian on Saturday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Bulldogs as it put an end to their five-game losing streak.

Indianapolis Bishop Chatard better keep an eye on Jesiah Sloss. He was instrumental in Brownsburg's win, going 6 for 9 on his way to 18 points and eight rebounds. Those 18 points gave Sloss a new career-high. Brandon Addison was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.

Brownsburg was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

This is the second loss in a row for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Brownsburg, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5.