The Norwell Knights will take on the Carroll Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Norwell is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Noblesville, who was ranked sixth at the time (Norwell was ranked 18th). Norwell fell just short of Noblesville by a score of 73-71 on Saturday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (68), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Carroll strolled past Fort Wayne Wayne with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 57-43.
Carroll's win came from a few key players Norwell will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Jersey Paul, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 22 points and three steals. She has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily George, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 19 points in addition to seven boards and three steals.
Carroll now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Norwell, they moved to 10-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Norwell was able to grind out a solid win over Carroll in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, winning 65-55. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was George, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Norwell still be able to contain George? There's only one way to find out.
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