Basketball Preview: Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints vs. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves
The Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat New Haven 69-33. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Izzie Eke, who went 7 for 16 en route to 19 points plus five steals and two blocks, and Anne Obrien, who went 6 for 8 en route to 18 points plus six rebounds. Eke's evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Grace Barfield was another key player, earning ten points plus four steals.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian entered their matchup against Wayne Trace on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian fell 53-40 to Wayne Trace. The game marked the Braves' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, the victory also got them back to even at 3-3.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger won a contest that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, slipping by Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian 39-38. Will Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger repeat their success, or does Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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