Basketball Recap: Chesterton Takes a Loss

Trojans

Previous 5 Games

12/20/24 vs Valparaiso	35-63
12/17/24 @ Kankakee Valley	62-23
12/13/24 @ Portage	52-19
12/10/24 @ Washington Township	49-33
12/06/24 vs Michigan City	56-21

It was a good run, but Chesterton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were beaten by the Valparaiso Vikings 63-35. The Trojans lost against the Vikings in their previous head to head back in January, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 55-49 score last time.

Despite the loss, Chesterton still got an impressive performance from Kenedi Bradley, who posted 13 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Bradley has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played.

Lillian Barnes was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 32 points and 12 boards for Valparaiso. Barnes is becoming a predictor of Valparaiso's success: when she posts at least 30 points the team is 7-2 (and 1-2 when she doesn't). Another player making a difference was Chyanne Brown, who had eight points.

Chesterton's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Valparaiso, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-4.

Chesterton will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Westville at 7:00 p.m. on January 8, 2025. Chesterton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.5 points per game this season. As for Valparaiso, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 49-46 loss against Hammond Central on the 21st.