Basketball Recap: Marcus Fortner Leads a Balanced Attack to Beat Delphi Community

With a playoff win on the line, Western Boone rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out the Delphi Community Oracles 43-41. This was a revenge game for the Stars: when they faced off against the Oracles back in February, they had to take a 75-74 defeat.

Marcus Fortner

Points

02/25/25 @ Fountain Central	16
03/04/25 vs Delphi Community	15
12/10/24 vs Covington	15
02/14/25 vs Delphi Community	14
02/11/25 vs Seeger	12
+ 12 more games

Western Boone's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Marcus Fortner, who shot 46% from the field to rack up 15 points. Western Boone is 2-1 when Fortner posts 15 or more points, but 7-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Gavin Hawkins, who posted six points along with five assists and five steals.

Several Oracles players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Xaine Tessier, who put up seven points and seven boards. That's the most rebounds Tessier has posted since back in January. Josh Hartley was another key player, going 6-for-10 en route to 12 points.

The victory made it two in a row for Western Boone and bumps their season record up to 9-14. As for Delphi Community, their loss dropped their record down to 15-9.

Western Boone didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 70-35 win against Rensselaer Central on the 7th. Delphi Community does not have any more games scheduled as of now.