Basketball Game Preview: Indianapolis Arsenal Technical Titans vs. Fort Wayne South Side Archers

The Indianapolis Arsenal Technical Titans will head out to take on the Fort Wayne South Side Archers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Indianapolis Arsenal Technical knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Fort Wayne South Side likes a good challenge.

Last Saturday, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical came up short against Tri-West Hendricks and fell 71-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Titans still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne South Side posted their closest victory since December 12, 2023 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Huntington North, sneaking past 64-62.

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical better focus on containing Zacariah Belcher and Demarcus Barr as the pair were huge in Fort Wayne South Side's win. Belcher went 11-for-14 to rack up 27 points in addition to eight boards and six blocks, while Barr went 7-for-10 en route to 17 points and three steals. That's the most steals Barr has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Zicarien Belcher, who went 5-for-6 on his way to 10 points and six rebounds.

Fort Wayne South Side was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They racked up 12 more assists than Huntington North's also-impressive total of ten.

Fort Wayne South Side is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points over those games. As for Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.

Indianapolis Arsenal Technical came out on top in a nail-biter against Fort Wayne South Side when the teams last played back in February of 2024, sneaking past 58-55. Does Indianapolis Arsenal Technical have another victory up their sleeve, or will Fort Wayne South Side turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.