The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins were not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They took a hard 58-40 fall against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian. While losing is never fun, Fort Wayne Northrop can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 336th, while Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian is ranked 54th).
When it comes to explaining why Fort Wayne Northrop lost, one person who can't be blamed is Dallas Lawerence. Despite the final result, he scored 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Merseigne Minga, who scored five points.
Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kellen Pickett out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. Pickett has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aiden Muldoon, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.
Fort Wayne Northrop's loss dropped their record down to 1-20. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
Fort Wayne Northrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian also has no future games currently scheduled.
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