Fort Wayne South Side's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Richmond on Saturday. The Fort Wayne South Side Archers managed a 59-54 win over the Woodlan Warriors. That's more bragging rights for the Archers, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Fort Wayne South Side's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Demarcus Barr, who posted 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jayvon Irby, who had eight points in addition to six assists and five boards.
Fort Wayne South Side was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They racked up six more assists than Woodlan's also-impressive total of 11.
Defeat or not, Woodlan got some senior leadership from Trey Yoder and Oliver Adams. Yoder put up 27 points along with eight rebounds and three steals, while Adams went 7 of 10 on his way to 16 points and six boards. Yoder's afternoon made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least 21 points.
Fort Wayne South Side has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points over those games. As for Woodlan, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-7.
Fort Wayne South Side wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 72-64 victory against Fort Wayne Bishop Luers on the 11th. As for Woodlan, they will challenge Southern Wells at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Woodlan is facing Southern Wells at the right time seeing as Southern Wells is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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