Basketball Recap: Valparaiso Drops Highest Score of Season Against Portage

Vikings

Team Score

01/09/25 @ Portage	74
11/16/24 @ Hammond Bishop Noll	72
12/14/24 @ McCutcheon	72
12/06/24 vs La Porte	72
11/19/24 @ Warsaw	71

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valparaiso). They simply couldn't be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat the Portage Indians 74-21. With the Vikings ahead 48-10 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Leading Valparaiso to victory were Lillian Barnes and Delilah Kincaid. Barnes went 7 for 13 on her way to 14 points in addition to seven assists and seven steals, while Kincaid went 6 for 7 on her way to 14 points and five steals. That's the most steals Kincaid has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Wassermann, who posted six points and three steals.

Valparaiso smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive matchups.

Valparaiso's win bumped their record up to 10-7. As for Portage, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-8.

Valparaiso wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 72-45 victory against Harrison on the 11th. As for Portage, they will face off against East Chicago Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.