Basketball Recap: Make It Ten in a Row for Homestead

Spartans

Margin (Wins)

01/10/25 vs Fort Wayne South Side	65
12/20/24 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers	64
11/22/24 vs Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran	49
11/15/24 vs Fort Wayne Wayne	47
12/13/24 vs Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	42

Homestead entered their tilt with Fort Wayne Northrop on Thursday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Everything went their way against the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins as they made off with a 68-42 win. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 26 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Northrop still got an impressive performance from Swynn Jackson, who posted 19 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Jackson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 27 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brilee Day, who earned seven points.

Homestead is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.2 points per game. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 15-7.

Homestead and Fort Wayne Northrop should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Homestead will face off against Fort Wayne Wayne at 7:30 p.m. on February 7th up 175 places (3 vs. 178). Homestead is looking to tack on another W to their four-game streak on the road. Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop (ranked 31st) will meet Fort Wayne North Side (ranked 289th) at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th.