The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins suffered their biggest loss since December 2, 2023 on Wednesday. They suffered a rough 76-51 defeat at the hands of South Bend Washington. Fort Wayne Northrop has struggled against South Bend Washington recently, as their contest on Wednesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Defeat or not, Fort Wayne Northrop got some senior leadership from Lexi Castator and Niya Bell. Castator scored 15 points along with two steals and two blocks, while Bell. scored 12 points. Swynn Jackson was another key contributor, scoring two points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Kira Reynolds was her usual excellent self, dropping a triple-double on 22 points, 16 rebounds, and 11 blocks for South Bend Washington. Reynolds hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for nine straight games. Another player making a difference was Monique Mitchell, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Fort Wayne Northrop's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for South Bend Washington, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Fort Wayne Northrop won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Fort Wayne North Side at 6:00 p.m. on January 18th. Fort Wayne North Side is coming into the game on a four-game losing streak. As for South Bend Washington, they will head out on the road to challenge Jimtown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Jimtown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Tuesday.
