Basketball Recap: Fort Wayne South Side Piles Up the Points Against Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger

Fort Wayne South Side won the last time they faced Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger and things went their way on Friday too. The Fort Wayne South Side Archers took their game with ease, bagging a 69-37 victory over the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints. Given the Archers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 56th, while the Saints are ranked 341st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Fort Wayne South Side found their leader in sophomore Terrance Jordan, who went 6 for 11 en route to 18 points along with five assists and three steals. Those 18 points set a new season-high mark for Jordan. Jayvon Irby was another key player, putting up nine points and seven assists.

Fort Wayne South Side was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger only racked up seven assists.

Despite the defeat, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Zach Lehrman posted nine points and six boards. Another player making a difference was George Poiry, who had ten points.

Fort Wayne South Side has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points per game. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-14.

Fort Wayne South Side didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-59 loss against Richmond on the 1st. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, they will be playing at home against Fort Wayne Snider at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Wayne Snider is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.8 points per game this season.