Basketball Preview: Fort Wayne North Side Legends vs. Culver Academies Eagles
The Fort Wayne North Side Legends are taking a road trip to face off against the Culver Academies Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Fort Wayne North Side focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
Fort Wayne North Side is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. The contest between them and DeKalb wasn't particularly close, with Fort Wayne North Side falling 61-47.
The losing side was boosted by Aubrey Bleeke, who went 6 for 9 en route to 17 points plus two steals. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (67%). Makaya Harmeyer was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Culver Academies put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 41-34 win over Tippecanoe Valley.
Culver Academies found their leader in sophomore Kayla Herron, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Those ten rebounds set a new season-high mark for Herron. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimara Combs, who earned eight points in addition to eight rebounds.
Culver Academies pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fort Wayne North Side, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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