Basketball Preview: Fishers Tigers vs. Fort Wayne Snider Panthers
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Fishers Tigers challenge the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday... Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Fishers is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 72-57 victory over Zionsville on Tuesday. The win was familiar territory for the Tigers who have now won three games in a row.
Allison Scheu and Riley Schellhammer were among the main playmakers for Fishers as the former dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds and the latter had 19 points in addition to six rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Scheu a new career-high in assists (six). Makayla Triplett was another key player, posting 13 points.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Snider posted their biggest victory since February 3rd on Friday. They put the hurt on Merrillville with a sharp 64-42 win. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 43-19.
Fort Wayne Snider found their leader in freshman Janaya Cooper, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, Cooper is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyra Parker, who went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points plus two steals.
Fort Wayne Snider smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Fishers' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Fishers, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 43-27 loss to Fort Wayne Snider in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Fishers, Ciara Sims (who went 7 for 13 en route to 15 points plus eight rebounds and two steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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