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02/14/25 - Home | 44-42 W |
01/03/25 - Neutral | 44-55 L |
02/27/24 - Home | 57-51 W |
02/09/24 - Away | 49-70 L |
02/10/23 - Home | 76-42 W |
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Chesterton is 8-2 against Portage since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Chesterton Trojans will challenge the Portage Indians at 6:00 p.m. Chesterton is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last seven games.
Last Friday, Chesterton was able to grind out a solid victory over Culver Academies, taking the game 52-40.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led Portage over Hammond Morton in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. Portage was the clear victors by an 86-65 margin over Hammond Morton. The Indians have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 21 points or more this season.
Chesterton better focus on containing Garrett Clark and O'Mari Evans as the pair were huge in Portage's win. Clark dropped a double-double with 24 points and ten boards, while Evans shot 64% from the field to rack up 25 points and three steals. Thanks to that strong game, Evans now owns an excellent 41.9% three-point shooting accuracy. Sam Wellman was another key player, putting up seven points and five assists.
Portage has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25.1 points. Chesterton pushed their record up to 16-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Chesterton skirted past Portage 44-42 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for Chesterton since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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