Basketball Preview: Northridge Raiders vs. Carroll Chargers
The Northridge Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Carroll Chargers at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Northridge is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last six games.
Northridge and East Noble met for a duel on Thursday where Northridge came out on top. Everything went Northridge's way against East Noble as Northridge made off with a 66-41 victory. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Knights are ranked 65th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northridge to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lily Scholl, who went 5 for 6 en route to 10 points plus seven rebounds and two steals. Scholl has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Camryn Conley was another key player, going 5 for 8 en route to 13 points.
Meanwhile, Carroll entered their match against Homestead on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Carroll took a 66-48 bruising from Homestead. The Chargers haven't had much luck with the Spartans recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Carroll's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Cala Haffner, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points plus seven rebounds, and Jersey Paul, who posted 18 points along with five rebounds. Paul's evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.
Northridge's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.6 points per game. As for Carroll, they moved to 5-3 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Northridge has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 29.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Carroll struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.8. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Northridge strolled past Carroll in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 66-47. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northridge since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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