The Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans and the Indian Creek Braves will face off at 4:00 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Indianapolis Bishop Chatard comes in on three and Indian Creek on eight.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Indianapolis Bishop Chatard had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They secured a 59-53 W over the Eagles. 59 seems to be a good number for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Indianapolis Bishop Chatard to victory, but perhaps none more so than Quinn Johnson, who scored 18 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Anna Caskey was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 14 rebounds.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Indian Creek over Edgewood in every quarter on their way to victory on Saturday. Indian Creek strolled past Edgewood with points to spare, taking the game 52-35. Given Indian Creek's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Edgewood is ranked 188th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Indian Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Lauren Foster, who scored 18 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Jasmine Day, who scored 11 points along with six steals.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Indian Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 21-4.
Saturday's game is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Indianapolis Bishop Chatard have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 34.2 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Indian Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 32 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard was dealt a bruising 76-47 loss at the hands of Indian Creek when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, Abby Fleetwood (who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
