It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins can now relate to. They took a 64-60 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers. Fort Wayne Northrop just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Fort Wayne Northrop lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Lexi Castator. Despite the final result, she scored 34 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Castator has scored all season. Khala Williams-Thomas was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with four steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne Snider to victory, but perhaps none more so than Johnea Donahue, who scored 15 points along with seven assists and six steals. Donahue has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Ciara Sims, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds.
Fort Wayne Northrop's defeat dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Fort Wayne Snider, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-2.
Fort Wayne Northrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Fort Wayne Snider is on the road again on Friday and plays the Barons at 7:30 p.m. on February 2nd. DeKalb will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 78th, while the Panthers are ranked fifth).
