Basketball Recap: Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Takes a Loss

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers entered their contest against Fort Wayne South Side on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights fell 72-64 to the Fort Wayne South Side Archers. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (62), the Knights still had to take the loss.

Dereon Truesdale

Points

02/11/25 vs Fort Wayne South Side	25
02/08/25 vs DeKalb	9
01/31/25 @ Fort Wayne Wayne	22
01/28/25 vs Norwell	11
01/24/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger	20
+ 15 more games

Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers still got an impressive performance from Dereon Truesdale, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 25 points and eight boards. That's the most points Truesdale has posted since back in March of 2024. Another player making a difference was Drelyn Truesdale, who earned 15 points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne South Side to victory, but perhaps none more so than Demarcus Barr, who went 7 for 14 en route to 20 points. Barr is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as he's posted one of at least 45% in the last three games he's played. Terrance Jordan was another key player, putting up ten points along with six boards and five assists.

Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' loss dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Fort Wayne South Side, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 14-4.

Coming up, Fort Wayne Bishop Luers will venture away from home to take on Fort Wayne Snider at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.3 points per game this season. As for Fort Wayne South Side, they will be playing at home against Fort Wayne Wayne at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne South Side also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 59.3 points per game.