After starting their season with two straight games on the road, Hammond Bishop Noll is finally coming home. They will be defending their home-courtthey go up against the Valparaiso Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Hammond Bishop Noll focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Hammond Bishop Noll came up short against Crown Point and fell 65-52.
Despite the defeat, Hammond Bishop Noll had strong showings from Ecrin Mart, who went 8 for 15 en route to 20 points plus five steals, and Quinn Fehr, who went 5 for 7 en route to 16 points. The dominant performance also gave Fehr a new career-high in field goal percentage (71%).
Meanwhile, Valparaiso also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to South Bend Washington by a score of 77-70. That's two games in a row now that the Vikings have lost by exactly seven points.
Despite the loss, Valparaiso got top-tier performance from Lillian Barnes, who went 11 for 25 en route to 32 points plus seven assists and six rebounds. Barnes is also crushing it when it comes to steals: she's grabbed at least five every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Cadynce Clark, who went 8 for 11 en route to 19 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Valparaiso and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Hammond Bishop Noll, their defeat was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2.
Hammond Bishop Noll was dealt a bruising 54-12 loss at the hands of Valparaiso in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barnes, who went 8 for 12 en route to 19 points plus six assists and six steals. Now that Hammond Bishop Noll knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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