The Columbia City Eagles will take on the Carroll Chargers at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Columbia City has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
Columbia City saw some tournament action last Saturday. They managed a 66-60 victory over Indianapolis Bishop Chatard.
Meanwhile, Carroll came up short against Norwell on Tuesday and fell 71-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game back in December of 2024 (57), the Chargers still had to take the loss.
Columbia City will need focus on slowing down Jersey Paul, one of several Carroll players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 of 11 on her way to 17 points and five assists. Paul has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Cala Haffner was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Columbia City, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Columbia City against Carroll in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 62-31 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Carroll's Lily George, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 12 boards. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Columbia City still be able to contain George? There's only one way to find out.
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