Basketball Preview: Fort Wayne South Side Archers vs. Fort Wayne Snider Panthers
Fort Wayne South Side and Fort Wayne Snider are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but not for long. The Fort Wayne South Side Archers just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Fort Wayne South Side focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up six on Thursday.
Having struggled with seven losses in a row, Fort Wayne South Side finally turned things around against Heritage on Thursday. They blew past the Patriots 62-21. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-10.
Fort Wayne South Side found their leader in sophomore Bry'Lee Diedrich-Williams, who scored 13 points plus six rebounds and three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for Diedrich-Williams. Maddie White was another key player, dropping a double-double on 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Fort Wayne South Side smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Fort Wayne Snider faced off against Fishers on Saturday. Fort Wayne Snider lost 59-38 to Fishers. The game marked the Panthers' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Janaya Cooper and Riley Schellhammer. Schellhammer had a great game and went 8 for 9 en route to 27 points plus three steals. Meanwhile, Cooper did her best for the losing side, earning nine points plus five rebounds and three steals.
Fort Wayne South Side's win bumped their record up to 2-7. As for Fort Wayne Snider, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fort Wayne South Side has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 34.4 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Snider struggles in that department as they've been averaging 23. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Fort Wayne South Side was dealt a bruising 72-17 loss at the hands of Fort Wayne Snider in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Fort Wayne South Side have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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