The Pendleton Heights Arabians and the Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans will round out the year against one another at at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Pendleton Heights is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52 points per game this season.
Pendleton Heights took a loss when they played away from home last Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They enjoyed a cozy 60-45 win over Liberty Christian.
| 12/21/24 vs Liberty Christian | 33 |
| 12/06/24 @ Lapel | 24 |
| 11/30/24 @ Wapahani | 23 |
| 01/26/24 vs Greenfield-Central | 19 |
| 12/17/24 @ Guerin Catholic | 16 |
Cooper Sims was his usual excellent self, shooting 5-for-8 from deep and dropping a double-double on 33 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Ashaan Singh, who posted eight points in addition to 15 rebounds and eight assists.
Pendleton Heights was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard ended up a good deal behind Roncalli on Friday and lost 64-49. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 293rd, while the Royals are ranked 27th).
Pendleton Heights will need focus on slowing down Ari Sahm, one of several Indianapolis Bishop Chatard players who made an impact when they last played. He put up eight points. The team also got some help courtesy of Zavier Lloyd, who posted ten points.
Pendleton Heights' victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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