Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Noblesville

Millers

Previous 6 Games

12/28/24 vs Valparaiso	43-37
12/28/24 vs Norwell	73-71
12/21/24 vs Westfield	53-51
12/14/24 @ Plainfield	58-48
12/12/24 @ Fishers	52-51
12/05/24 vs Hamilton Heights	71-26

Noblesville extended their winning streak to six games thanks to a huge performance from Meredith Tippner. The Noblesville Millers snuck past the Valparaiso Vikings with a 43-37 victory on Saturday thanks in part to Tippner, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 17 rebounds. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least a third of Noblesville's points.

Another player making a difference was Ally Hutchinson, who posted eight points. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last seven games she's played.

Several Vikings players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Lillian Barnes, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 48.6% of Valparaiso's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Chyanne Brown was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.

Noblesville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.8 points per game. As for Valparaiso, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-6.

Noblesville will be taking part in a tournament against Fort Wayne Northrop at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Valparaiso, they are taking a road trip to challenge Lawrence North at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.