The Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights will take on the Glenn Falcons in a tournament on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They really took it to Fort Wayne North Side for the full four quarters, racking up a 64-36 win. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Knights considering their 17-point performance the game before.
| 12/21/24 vs Fort Wayne North Side | 20 |
| 12/11/24 @ Bellmont | 18 |
| 11/23/24 vs Mississinewa | 16 |
| 11/19/24 vs Fort Wayne South Side | 16 |
| 12/13/24 @ Fort Wayne Northrop | 14 |
Reese Rhodehamel was her usual excellent self, shooting 4-for-7 from beyond the arc and dropping a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. That's the most points she has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Leah Salazar, who went 6 of 11 en route to 14 points.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Glenn's strategy against Argos on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Glenn blew Argos out of the water with a 49-14 final score. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 23 points or more this season.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers better focus on containing Daelynn Nance and Addison Reese as the pair were huge in Glenn's win. Nance posted six points and three steals, while Reese had six points and six steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rory Winchell, who put up seven points.
Glenn is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.2 points per game. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, they moved to 4-7 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 25.7 boards per game. However, it's not like Glenn struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23.4 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
