The Portage Indians will square off against the Chesterton Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, Portage took a blow against Hammond Morton, falling 58-16. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 217th, while the Governors are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Chesterton didn't have too much trouble with Washington Township on Tuesday as they won 49-33. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Portage better keep an eye on Kenedi Bradley. She was instrumental in Chesterton's win, going 6 of 15 on her way to 15 points in addition to five assists and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Novea Brandon, who posted seven points and four steals.
This is the second loss in a row for Portage and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Chesterton, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
Portage suffered a grim 64-40 defeat to Chesterton in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bradley, who almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine steals. Now that Portage knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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