Preview: Fort Wayne North Side Legends vs. Huntington North Vikings
Two dominant guards in Jaxson Fugate and Zach Nash are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fort Wayne North Side Legends just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Huntington North Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. One thing working in Fort Wayne North Side's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matches.
Even though Fort Wayne Northrop scored an imposing 60 points on Tuesday, Fort Wayne North Side still came out on top. Fort Wayne North Side walked away with a 71-60 win over Fort Wayne Northrop. Given Fort Wayne North Side's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Fort Wayne Northrop is ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Huntington North fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back wins it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They came out on top against Fort Wayne South Side by a score of 48-41 on Friday.
Huntington North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Blaine Freiburger led the charge by scoring ten points along with seven rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Freiburger has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash, who scored nine points along with six assists and two steals.
Fort Wayne North Side is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Huntington North, their win bumped their record up to 7-14.
Fort Wayne North Side was able to grind out a solid victory over Huntington North when the teams last played back in January of 2023, winning 43-34. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Wayne North Side since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
