Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger and Fort Wayne Bishop Luers are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights at 7:30 p.m. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger is coming into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger came up short against New Haven and fell 54-43. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 350th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 158th).
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 66-61 hit to the loss column at the hands of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian.
Defeat or not, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers got some senior leadership from Danny Kelly and Drelyn Truesdale. Kelly went 8 for 13 en route to 20 points and five rebounds, while Truesdale almost dropped a double-double on 16 points and nine boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kelly has scored all season. Carmani Davis was another key player, putting up nine points.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 11-2.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger came up short against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 54-46. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' Dereon Truesdale, who posted 15 points and eight rebounds. Now that Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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