Westfield and Noblesville are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Westfield Shamrocks will square off against the Noblesville Millers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Westfield was able to grind out a solid win over Ben Davis, taking the game 44-31. The Shamrocks pushed the score to 35-12 by the end of the third, a deficit the Giants cut but never quite recovered from.
Among those leading the charge was Samantha Price, who went 7 for 11 en route to 15 points along with seven boards and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Audra Parker, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Noblesville walked away with it. They walked away with a 51-40 victory over the Greyhounds on Tuesday. Given the Millers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Greyhounds are ranked 38th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Westfield better keep an eye on Meredith Tippner. She was instrumental in Noblesville's win, going 8 of 16 on her way to 22 points in addition to eight rebounds and four steals. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Tippner has scored at least a third of Noblesville's points. C.C. Quigley was another key player, putting up nine points along with eight boards and three steals.
Noblesville is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Westfield, their win bumped their record up to 15-8.
Westfield couldn't quite finish off Noblesville in their previous matchup back in December of 2024 and fell 53-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Tippner, who went 12 for 24 en route to 31 points and seven rebounds. Now that Westfield 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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