Basketball Game Preview: Fort Wayne HomeSchool Hawks vs. Harrisonburg HomeSchool Lightning
By Team Reports
Mar 13, 2025, 12:37am
Basketball Preview: Fort Wayne HomeSchool Hawks vs. Harrisonburg HomeSchool Lightning
The Fort Wayne HomeSchool Hawks and the Harrisonburg HomeSchool Lightning will face off at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday without much rest, having both just played. One thing working in Fort Wayne HomeSchool's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five contests.
Fort Wayne HomeSchool is headed into the game having just posted their closest victory since January 11th on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged out Fort Worth THESA 76-74. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 144th in Indiana, while the Riders are ranked 483rd in Texas), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Gavin Reynolds
03/12/25 vs Fort Worth THESA | 38 |
03/11/25 vs Tyler HEAT | 18 |
03/10/25 vs St. Louis Christian HomeSchool K | 21 |
02/24/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side | 22 |
02/22/25 vs Christian Educational Consortium | 28 |
+ 3 more games |
Fort Wayne HomeSchool got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Gavin Reynolds out in front who shot 45% from the field to rack up 38 points and eight assists. Reynolds' big performance that evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. Trevon Maley was another key player, dropping a double-double with 21 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Harrisonburg HomeSchool had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They came within five points of losing the streak, but they secured a 62-57 W against the Mavericks.
Fort Wayne HomeSchool's victory bumped their record up to 25-14. As for Harrisonburg HomeSchool, their win bumped their record up to 19-11.
Fort Wayne HomeSchool came up short against Harrisonburg HomeSchool in their previous matchup back in February, falling 60-47. Can Fort Wayne HomeSchool avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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