Portage lost against Hammond Central back in December of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Portage Indians lost 56-31 to the Hammond Central Wolves. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 235th, while the Wolves are ranked 37th).
| 12/14/24 @ Hammond Central | 5 |
| 11/06/24 vs Bowman Academy | 4 |
| 11/01/23 @ Bowman Academy | 4 |
| 01/05/24 @ Valparaiso | 3 |
| 01/20/24 @ Griffith | 3 |
Portage's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Courtney Clark, who posted five points and six rebounds, and Kylie Byrd, who put up four points and five steals. The dominant performance gave Byrd a new career-high in steals.
Portage is on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-7. As for Hammond Central, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1.
Portage wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 38-35 win against La Porte on the 20th. As for Hammond Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 56-43 defeat against Phillips on the 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
