Basketball Recap: Chesterton Snags Fifth Victory in Last Six Games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Valparaiso, Chesterton was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 40-26 victory over the Wawasee Warriors.

Kenedi Bradley

Steals

01/04/25 vs Wawasee	2
12/20/24 vs Valparaiso	3
12/17/24 @ Kankakee Valley	4
12/13/24 @ Portage	2
12/10/24 @ Washington Township	5
12/06/24 vs Michigan City	2

Kenedi Bradley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 6 for 15 on her way to 15 points and five assists. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last six games she's played. Allison Van Kley was another key player, putting up six points along with seven rebounds and five steals.

Despite the loss, Wawasee still got an impressive performance from Mackenzie Hackleman, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 14 points and five blocks. Hackleman is becoming a predictor of Wawasee's success: when she posts at least three blocks the team is 10-2 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Molly Beer, who posted six points in addition to five boards and four steals.

Chesterton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Wawasee, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.

Chesterton wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 90-29 defeat against Warsaw on the 4th. As for Wawasee, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-40 win against New Haven on the 4th.