The Valparaiso Vikings have the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Michigan City Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on February 13th. Valparaiso has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 448 points over their last seven contests.
Valparaiso pushed their score all the way to 55 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Crown Point by a score of 58-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Valparaiso has suffered since November 22, 2023.
Meanwhile, Michigan City pushed their score all the way to 63 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 64-63 to Lake Central. While losing is never fun, Michigan City can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while Lake Central is ranked 27th).
Valparaiso's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-5. As for Michigan City, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Valparaiso came up short against Michigan City in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 63-54. Thankfully for Valparaiso, Jamie Hodges jr. (who scored 27 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
