Basketball Preview: Fishers Tigers vs. Noblesville Millers
The Fishers Tigers will take on the Noblesville Millers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Fishers didn't have too much trouble with Gibson Southern as they won 60-45. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 50.6 points per game.
Fishers found their leader in freshman Riley Schellhammer, who went 8 for 15 en route to 24 points plus eight rebounds and three steals. Another player making a difference was Allison Scheu, who posted nine points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Noblesville). They really took it to Hamilton Heights for the full four quarters, racking up a 71-26 victory. With the Millers ahead 34-14 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meredith Tippner continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a triple-double on 19 points, 13 rebounds, and ten assists. Her evening made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Kate Rollins was another key player, going 6 for 9 en route to 13 points plus five assists and three steals.
Noblesville was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Fishers has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Noblesville, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fishers has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 26.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Noblesville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.9. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Fishers lost to Noblesville at home by a decisive 56-42 margin in their previous meeting back in February. Will Fishers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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