Basketball Game Preview: Kokomo Wildkats vs. Fort Wayne Wayne Generals

By Team Reports Dec 24, 2024, 12:44am

Basketball Preview: Kokomo Wildkats vs. Fort Wayne Wayne Generals

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The Kokomo Wildkats and the Fort Wayne Wayne Generals will round out the year against one another at at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Kokomo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.5 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Kokomo was able to grind out a solid win over Marion, taking the game 56-44. Given the Wildkats' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Giants are ranked 254th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Eliana Stewart continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 18 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 8.2 boards per game. Another player making a difference was Satyra Scott, who went 6 of 14 on her way to 14 points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Wayne entered their game against Carroll on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fort Wayne Wayne took a hard 57-43 fall against Carroll. The Generals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

The victory made it two in a row for Kokomo and bumps their season record up to 9-3. As for Fort Wayne Wayne, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-4.

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