Basketball Game Preview: Anderson Indians vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins

By Team Reports Dec 14, 2024, 2:53am

Basketball Preview: Anderson Indians vs. Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins

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The Anderson Indians will take on the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Anderson's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Fort Wayne Northrop has been banged up by ten consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Anderson will head into Saturday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 44-point drubbing they dealt New Castle on Saturday. Anderson simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat New Castle 73-29.

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Points

12/07/24 vs New Castle34
11/30/24 vs Liberty Christian18
11/26/24 @ Pendleton Heights20
02/28/24 vs Greenfield-Central24
02/23/24 vs La Lumiere Blue25

Damien King had a dynamite game for Anderson, going 14 of 32 en route to 34 points and eight rebounds. The contest was King's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Titus Hunter, who posted nine points and five blocks.

Anderson was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as New Castle only racked up six assists.

Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop suffered their biggest defeat since February 13th on Friday. They took a blow against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, falling 81-35. The game marked the Bruins' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Fort Wayne Northrop's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-2. As for Anderson, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.

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