Castle fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell to the Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian Braves 61-55. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Braves are ranked 18th).
Castle lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jakob Wongler, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points in addition to five assists and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Meyer, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 16 points.
Castle's loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Castle didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 84-73 win against Jennings County on the 28th. As for Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian, they will venture away from home to challenge Columbia City at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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