Two dominant guards in Lillian Barnes and Ciyah Thomas are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Valparaiso Vikings will challenge the Hammond Central Wolves at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Valparaiso sitting on nine straight victories and Hammond Central on ten.
Valparaiso is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 33-26 win over Chesterton. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Trojans are ranked 88th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lillian Barnes
| 02/08/25 vs Chesterton | 17 |
| 02/07/25 vs Portage | 15 |
| 02/04/25 vs Hobart | 21 |
| 01/30/25 @ Munster | 28 |
| 01/24/25 vs Lake Central | 25 |
| + 3 more games |
Barnes was her usual excellent self, putting up 17 points and six rebounds. The game was her eighth in a row with at least 15 points. Chyanne Brown was another key player, earning five points.
Meanwhile, Hammond Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Lake Central on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 30-26 victory.
Valparaiso's record now sits at 18-7. As for Hammond Central, their record now sits at 20-3.
Valparaiso couldn't quite finish off Hammond Central when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 49-46. Can Valparaiso avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
