Basketball Game Preview: Hamilton Heights Huskies vs. Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans

The Hamilton Heights Huskies will square off against the Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hamilton Heights has given up an average of 55.8 points per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

In Tuesday's Canine Competition, Hamilton Heights had to take the L. They fell 60-52 to Lapel on Tuesday.

Riley Suarez

Points

11/18/25 @ Lapel	28
11/15/25 vs Jay County	32
11/14/25 @ Noblesville	17
11/11/25 vs Frankton	19

Despite the defeat, Hamilton Heights saw an underclassman step up: freshman Riley Suarez shot 75% from the field en route to 28 points and eight boards. The contest was Suarez's fourth in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison Blum, who posted ten points.

Meanwhile, Indianapolis Bishop Chatard fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Gibson Southern on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 75-70 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Titans. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (59), the Trojans still had to take the loss.

Hamilton Heights will have to contain Olivia Berzai as she made an impact in Indianapolis Bishop Chatard's last game. She dropped a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Berzai is now averaging an impressive 8.8 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Betsy Tragesser, who went 6-for-10 on her way to 13 points in addition to six assists and three steals.

This is the second loss in a row for Indianapolis Bishop Chatard and nudges their season record down to 2-2. As for Hamilton Heights, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 2-2.

Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Hamilton Heights hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 59.2 points per game. However, it's not like Indianapolis Bishop Chatard struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 68 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more.

Hamilton Heights strolled past Indianapolis Bishop Chatard in their previous matchup back in December of 2021 by a score of 52-37. Will the Huskies repeat their success, or do the Trojans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.