Basketball Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Takes a Tough Playoff Loss

Knights

Previous 5 Games

03/15/25 vs 21st Century Charter	46-61
03/08/25 vs Woodlan	73-47
03/07/25 @ South Adams	76-44
03/04/25 vs Bluffton	71-51
02/28/25 vs Carroll	70-48

It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Wayne Bishop Luers can now relate to. They lost to the 21st Century Charter Cougars on the road by a 61-46 margin on Saturday. The Knights' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Dereon Truesdale, who posted 14 points and five assists. Truesdale has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Ayle Taylor, who earned ten points and seven boards.

Truesdale wasn't the only one working in the assist department: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their third loss (out of 22 games) when they've passed the ball that well.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead 21st Century Charter to victory, but perhaps none more so than Terrence Hayes, who shot 60% from the field to rack up 17 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. Lemetrius Williams was another key player, almost dropping a double-double with nine points and 11 boards.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' loss dropped their record down to 21-7. As for 21st Century Charter, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for 21st Century Charter, they will face off against Wapahani at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Wapahani will roll in looking for their 13th straight victory, something 21st Century Charter surely won't give up without a fight.