It was a good run, but the Chesterton Trojans unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of Crown Point by a score of 45-43. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Chesterton has suffered yet this season.
Chesterton's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Tenley Davis, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. Davis is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last five games she's played. Kenedi Bradley was another key contributor, scoring 16 points along with seven rebounds.
It was another big night for Ava Ziolkowski, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds for Crown Point. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Ziolkowski has scored at least a third of Crown Point's points. Another player making a difference was Jillian Brown, who scored nine points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Chesterton's defeat dropped their record down to 15-7. As for Crown Point, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Chesterton will take on Andrean at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Andrean focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 last Saturday. As for Crown Point, they the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Hanover Central at 7:00 p.m. on January 25th. Hopefully Hanover Central focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 last Thursday.
