If Hammond Central was riding high fresh off their 63-42 takedown of Westville last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hammond Central Wolves took a 64-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chesterton Trojans. The Wolves were not able to make up for their loss to the Trojans from their previous meeting back in February of 2024.
Marcus Browder
| 02/15/25 vs Chesterton | 5 |
| 02/13/25 vs Westville | 5 |
| 01/28/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll | 5 |
| 01/23/25 @ Thornton Fractional North | 3 |
| 01/17/25 vs Hammond Morton | 3 |
| + 17 more games |
Despite the loss, Hammond Central still got an impressive performance from Marcus Browder, who went 13-for-18 en route to 32 points along with six boards and five steals. Browder has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 22 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gregory Dotson, who went 8-for-11 to rack up 19 points and five steals.
Hammond Central's record is now 8-11. As for Chesterton, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
Hammond Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 55-53 defeat against Lake Central on the 18th. As for Chesterton, they will take on Valparaiso at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Valparaiso is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50 points per game this season.
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