Portage hasn't had much luck against Chesterton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Portage Indians will take on the Chesterton Trojans at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Portage sitting on three straight wins and Chesterton on seven.
Portage is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Hammond Morton: they outscored them in every quarter. Portage blew past Hammond Morton 86-65 on Friday. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 games by 21 points or more this season.
O'Mari Evans
| 12/14/24 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers | 2 |
| 12/07/24 vs Hammond Central | 4 |
| 01/11/25 @ East Chicago Central | 5 |
| 02/25/25 vs Hebron | 5 |
| 02/06/25 vs Crown Point | 7 |
Portage had a senior duo take command as Garrett Clark dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten rebounds and O'Mari Evans shot 64% from the field to rack up 25 points and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Evans has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Sam Wellman, who posted seven points and five assists.
Meanwhile, Chesterton was able to grind out a solid victory over Culver Academies on Friday, taking the game 52-40.
Chesterton's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.0 points over those games. As for Portage, their victory bumped their record up to 18-5.
Portage couldn't quite finish off Chesterton in their previous matchup back in February and fell 44-42. Can Portage avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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