Even though the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins scored an imposing 60 points on Tuesday, the Fort Wayne North Side Legends still came out on top. Fort Wayne North Side took their match against Fort Wayne Northrop 71-60. Given Fort Wayne North Side's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while Fort Wayne Northrop is ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Wayne North Side was led to victory by Eugene Young Jr and Jaxson Fugate. Young Jr dropped a double-double on 26 points and ten rebounds, while Fugate dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Fugate has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Javius Davenport, who scored seven points along with seven assists and six rebounds.
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne Northrop still got an impressive performance from Makhi Davis, who scored 19 points along with three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Davis has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Dallas Lawerence, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
The win made it two in a row for Fort Wayne North Side and bumps their season record up to 15-8. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-19.
Fort Wayne North Side won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Huntington North at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. Fort Wayne North Side has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 399 points over their last six matches. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Fort Wayne Northrop focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday.
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