Chesterton and Merrillville are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Chesterton Trojans will take on the Merrillville Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Chesterton can't be too worried about heading out to take on Merrillville: they just beat Andrean at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Chesterton snuck past Andrean with a 41-37 win on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Kenedi Bradley
| 01/31/25 @ Andrean | 3 |
| 01/23/25 vs Crown Point | 2 |
| 01/17/25 vs Hammond Central | 5 |
| 01/16/25 @ La Porte | 3 |
| 01/14/25 @ Hobart | 6 |
It was another big night for Kenedi Bradley, who went 7 for 13 en route to 22 points and three steals. She has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Another player making a difference was Liv Roach, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Merrillville waltzed into their contest on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They strolled past the Trojans with points to spare, taking the game 68-51. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Trojans are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Merrillville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 15-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points per game. As for Chesterton, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Chesterton came up short against Merrillville when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-40. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Merrillville's Kylie Wells, who went 12 of 20 on her way to 26 points along with seven boards and three steals. Now that Chesterton knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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