The Crown Point Bulldogs and the Faith Christian Eagles will face off at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Crown Point is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season.
Crown Point saw some tournament action on Friday. They took a 63-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of Columbia City. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Eagles are ranked 13th).
Ava Richie
| 12/27/24 @ Columbia City | 2 |
| 12/20/24 vs Lake Central | 3 |
| 12/18/24 vs Hammond Morton | 4 |
| 12/16/24 @ Hobart | 5 |
| 12/13/24 @ Valparaiso | 5 |
Despite the defeat, Crown Point saw an underclassman step up: freshman Ava Richie went 9 for 20 on her way to 21 points in addition to six boards and five assists. Richie is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Ava Punak, who posted ten points in addition to seven rebounds and seven steals.
Meanwhile, Faith Christian had to suffer through a 62-25 loss at the hands of Indianapolis Bishop Chatard. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Crown Point and nudges their season record down to 9-7. As for Faith Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Everything came up roses for Crown Point against Faith Christian in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as the team secured a 63-34 victory. Will Crown Point repeat their success, or does Faith Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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