Basketball Recap: Zionsville Falls Short Against Ranked Noblesville

On Friday, Zionsville faced Noblesville in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Zionsville Eagles fell just short of the Noblesville Millers by a score of 48-45. The Eagles have struggled against the Millers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Maguire Mitchell

Points

01/17/25 @ Noblesville	27
01/04/25 @ Plainfield	19
12/28/24 vs South Bend St. Joseph	28
12/28/24 vs Homestead	23
12/27/24 vs East Chicago Central	26

When it comes to explaining why Zionsville lost, don't look at Maguire Mitchell. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 18 en route to 27 points. The game was Mitchell's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Camden Moore also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.

Noblesville got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Baron Walker out in front who posted ten points and three steals. Another player making a difference was Aiden Brewer, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 12 points and six rebounds.

Zionsville's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-6. As for Noblesville, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 9-4.

Zionsville has already played their next match, a 52-46 win against Parke Heritage on the 18th. As for Noblesville, they will challenge Park Tudor at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Park Tudor has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Noblesville will come in with four straight victories.