East Noble hasn't had much luck against Huntington North recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The East Noble Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Huntington North Vikings at 7:30 p.m. East Noble will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Huntington North better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when East Noble really get things going. East Noble put the hurt on Angola with a sharp 52-27 win on Wednesday. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 25 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead East Noble to victory, but perhaps none more so than Averi Amstutz, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 11 points in addition to five assists and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Rian David, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and nine boards.
Amstutz wasn't the only one working in the assists department: East Noble was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Angola only racked up six assists.
Meanwhile, Huntington North unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They received a blow as they fell 58-42 to Noblesville. 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 89th, while the Millers are ranked sixth).
East Noble's victory bumped their record up to 10-6. As for Huntington North, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6.
East Noble strolled past Huntington North when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 61-44. The rematch might be a little tougher for East Noble since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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