Hammond Bishop Noll is 1-8 against East Chicago Central since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hammond Bishop Noll Warriors are on the road again and plays the East Chicago Central Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on February 16th. One thing working in Hammond Bishop Noll's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last ten matches.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up 11 more assists than your opponent, a fact Hammond Bishop Noll proved two weeks ago. They breezed by Marquette Catholic on the road to the tune of 69-30. Given Hammond Bishop Noll's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while Marquette Catholic is ranked 340th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hammond Bishop Noll got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Amauri Moore out in front who almost dropped a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds. Jaedin Reyna was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
Meanwhile, East Chicago Central entered their tilt with Kankakee Valley with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. East Chicago Central blew past Kankakee Valley 97-72. East Chicago Central's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
East Chicago Central's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Yamauree Wallace, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wallace has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jemeil Rich jr, who scored 21 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Hammond Bishop Noll is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for East Chicago Central, they pushed their record up to 16-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Friday's game will pit two of the most dominant guards against one another: Caleb Parks and Dominique Murphy. Parks has been dynamite this season: he has averaged 16.4 points, 1.5 steals, and 2.1 assists. For his part, Murphy has averaged 21 points and 9.8 rebounds.
Hammond Bishop Noll couldn't quite finish off East Chicago Central when the teams last played back in February of 2023 and fell 71-68. Can Hammond Bishop Noll avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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