If Valparaiso was riding high fresh off their 70-34 takedown of Hobart last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Valparaiso Vikings received a blow on Friday as they fell 63-47 to the Crown Point Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 141st, while the Bulldogs are ranked sixth).
Despite the loss, Valparaiso still got an impressive performance from Caden Crowell, who went 7-for-17 en route to 19 points. Thanks to that strong game, Crowell now owns an excellent 41% three-point shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Maddux Wagner, who posted nine points and seven rebounds.
Valparaiso's loss dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Crown Point, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-2.
Coming up, Valparaiso will challenge Chesterton at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Chesterton will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Valparaiso surely won't give up without a fight. As for Crown Point, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 70-63 victory against Brownsburg on the 15th.
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