Whiting has been on the road for two straight, but on Saturday they'll finally head home. They and the Chesterton Trojans will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 17th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Friday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Whiting had to settle for a 52-49 loss against Washington Township.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Shawn Donaldson, who scored 17 points along with two steals. That was a full 34.7% of Whiting's points, marking the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Yovanni Garro, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Chesterton pushed their score all the way to 57 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 63-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Valparaiso.
Whiting dropped their record down to 2-18 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.7 points per game. As for Chesterton, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.
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