Basketball Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Drops Highest Score of Season Against Bellmont

Knights

Team Score (Highest)

02/22/25 vs Bellmont	105
01/07/25 vs Churubusco	87
02/21/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side	86
02/18/25 @ Huntington North	81
12/13/24 @ Fort Wayne Northrop	81

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Fort Wayne Bishop Luers). Everything went their way against the Bellmont Braves on Saturday as the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights made off with a 105-79 victory. The Knights have beaten the Braves the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Braves has come to flipping the script.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Danny Kelly, who went 7-for-8 on his way to 18 points. Kelly is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 67% in the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Drelyn Truesdale, who went 7-for-14 en route to 17 points along with seven assists and five rebounds.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers was working as a unit and finished the game with 25 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' record is now 17-5. As for Bellmont, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-17.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers will face off against Columbia City at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Bellmont, they will take on Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.