Fort Wayne Northrop lost against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins fell to the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves 54-49. While losing is never fun, the Bruins can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 185th, while the Braves are ranked 16th).
Marshawn Warfield
| 02/27/25 @ Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian | 86% |
| 01/22/25 @ Bellmont | 67% |
| 12/07/24 vs Churubusco | 67% |
| 12/03/24 vs New Haven | 50% |
| 12/21/24 vs Heritage | 40% |
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Northrop still got an impressive performance from Marshawn Warfield, who went 6-for-7 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Warfield a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (86%). Another player making a difference was James Browning, who posted ten points and five boards.
Kellen Pickett was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. Pickett has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 24 times he's played. Drake Sefton was another key player, putting up seven points and seven boards.
Fort Wayne Northrop has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points over those games. The victory was the tenth in a row for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, bringing their record for this year to 21-3.
Fort Wayne Northrop and Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Fort Wayne Northrop will take on Fort Wayne North Side at 7:30 p.m. on March 7th. Fort Wayne North Side has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, they will face off against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian will be up against Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's rather soft defense (which has allowed 55.09 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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