The Lawrence North Wildcats put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Fort Wayne Northrop 75-34 at home. That 75-34 margin sets a new team best for Lawrence North this season.
Lawrence North's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Myles Baker led the charge by scoring 20 points. The matchup was Baker's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Davion Hampton, who scored 12 points along with four steals.
Fort Wayne Northrop lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Jaxon Hughes, who scored seven points. The team also got some help courtesy of James Browning, who scored seven points.
Fort Wayne Northrop struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Lawrence North's win bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Lawrence North will be home for the holidays to greet Indianapolis Crispus Attucks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Indianapolis Crispus Attucks will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 43rd, while Lawrence North is ranked fourth). Fort Wayne Northrop will take on Fairfield in a holiday battle at 6:30 p.m. on Friday at.
