Basketball Game Preview: Fort Wayne North Side Legends vs. Leo Lions

Fort Wayne North Side is 0-10 against Leo since December of 2014 but things could change on Wednesday. The Fort Wayne North Side Legends will look to defend their home court against the Leo Lions at 7:30 p.m. Fort Wayne North Side will be strutting in after a win while Leo will be coming in after a defeat.

Fort Wayne North Side is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 55-42 victory over Fort Wayne South Side on Friday.

Jayonna Flotow

Rebounds (Career)

12/13/24 vs Fort Wayne South Side	14
02/02/24 @ Carroll	13
11/04/23 vs Whitko	12
11/07/23 @ DeKalb	11
11/01/23 @ Warsaw	10

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne North Side to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jayonna Flotow, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards. Those 14 rebounds gave Flotow a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Bleeke, who posted 18 points.

Meanwhile, Leo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a hard 57-39 fall against DeKalb.

Fort Wayne North Side will have to keep a close watch on Malina Lape and Leah Shappell, a pair of players who had a big impact on Leo's prior game. Lape went 5 of 9 on her way to 15 points, while Shappell put up 12 points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Leo smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive contests.

Fort Wayne North Side's win bumped their record up to 2-8. As for Leo, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fort Wayne North Side has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Leo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 30 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.

Fort Wayne North Side suffered a grim 51-25 defeat to Leo in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Shappell, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten boards. Now that Fort Wayne North Side knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.