The Chesterton Trojans came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They skirted past Merrillville 65-63. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Chesterton found their leader in underclassman Tenley Davis, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 18 rebounds. The contest was Davis' seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Kenedi Bradley, who scored 19 points along with seven assists.
Chesterton has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Merrillville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Chesterton will be playing in front of their home fans against Hobart at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hobart will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 285th, while Chesterton is ranked 73rd). Merrillville won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Westville at 7:00 p.m. on January 6th. Westville is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
