The Carroll Chargers will square off against the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Carroll has given up an average of 49.7 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Carroll is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Carroll came up short against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, falling 70-48. While losing is never fun, the Chargers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 146th, while the Knights are ranked 50th).
Carroll's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Paxton Crane, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 15 boards, and Dom Keferl, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Keferl a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%).
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Snider entered their tilt with Marion on Friday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 79-73 W against the Giants.
Fort Wayne Snider's win came from a few key players Carroll will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Trell Hogue, who went 9-for-17 en route to 23 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ketron Paschall, who dropped a double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds.
Fort Wayne Snider was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. They are 10-1 when they've passed the ball that well.
Carroll has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season. Fort Wayne Snider's victory bumped their record up to 14-9.
Carroll came up short against Fort Wayne Snider in their previous matchup back in January, falling 68-56. Can Carroll avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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