Basketball Recap: Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Braves

Previous 5 Games

03/15/25 vs Delta	43-45
03/08/25 vs Leo	55-34
03/07/25 vs East Noble	69-34
03/05/25 vs Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran	62-33
02/27/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop	54-49

Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Delta Eagles by a score of 45-43 on Saturday. The Braves' defeat signaled the end of their 13-game winning streak.

Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Kellen Pickett, who posted 11 points and four blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Sefton, who scored nine points and six rebounds.

Bronson Edwards continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Delta, shooting 60% from the field en route to 19 points and six boards. Edwards has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Jordan Furney was another key player, putting up 12 points and four steals.

Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian's loss dropped their record down to 24-4. As for Delta, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-7.

Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Delta, they will square off against East Chicago Central at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. East Chicago Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Delta likes a good challenge.