Vikings
| 01/31/25 vs Merrillville | 77 |
| 01/18/25 @ South Bend Washington | 66 |
| 12/13/24 @ Hanover Central | 57 |
| 12/17/24 vs 21st Century Charter | 57 |
| 01/28/25 @ Lowell | 56 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valparaiso). They enjoyed a cozy 77-62 victory over the Merrillville Pirates on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Valparaiso's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Caden Crowell led the charge by going 8 of 14 en route to 21 points. Crowell's evening made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of LaVon Redmond, who posted 17 points and five assists.
Valparaiso's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 6-12. As for Merrillville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-14 record this season.
Valparaiso didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-53 victory against Munster on the 1st. As for Merrillville, they will square off against Lake Central at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Central has three straight wins, Merrillville has ten straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
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