Portage easily dispatched Lake Station Edison last Tuesday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Portage Indians fell just short of the Chesterton Trojans by a score of 44-42 on Friday. The Indians were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Trojans earlier this season, when they won 55-44.
O'Mari Evans
| 02/14/25 @ Chesterton | 80% |
| 02/11/25 vs Lake Station Edison | 67% |
| 02/08/25 vs South Bend Adams | 40% |
| 02/06/25 vs Crown Point | 75% |
| 01/31/25 vs Michigan City | 40% |
| + 35 more games |
Portage lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was O'Mari Evans, who posted 16 points. What's more, he also posted a 80% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's achieved since back in December of 2023. Garrett Clark was another key player, putting up nine points and five boards.
Portage's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 15-5. As for Chesterton, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-8.
Coming up, Portage will challenge La Porte at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Portage is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.4 points per game this season. As for Chesterton, they have already played their next game, a 64-58 win against Hammond Central on the 15th.
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