The Warsaw Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Valparaiso Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Valparaiso will be up against a hot Warsaw squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Tigers' way against Fort Wayne Northrop on Tuesday as they made off with a 67-44 win. The Tigers not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 7th (when they won 67-36).
Joslyn Bricker and Brooke Zartman were among the main playmakers for Warsaw as the former went 7-for-12 on her way to 26 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals and the latter shot 44% from the field to rack up 22 points and three steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Bricker has scored at least a third of the Tigers' points. Reagan Huss was another key player, putting up eight points and six boards.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Valparaiso over Hammond Central in every quarter on their way to victory on Wednesday. The Vikings blew past the Wolves 58-35.
Valparaiso's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Warsaw, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
Warsaw came out on top in a nail-biter against Valparaiso when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 73-71. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the team 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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