Fort Wayne Snider and Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne Snider will be looking to keep their 15-game home win streak (dating back to last season) alive.
Last Friday, Fort Wayne Snider faced Homestead in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Fort Wayne Snider walked away with a 60-52 victory over Homestead.
Jordyn Poole continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 24 points along with four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ciara Sims, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's recent rough patch got a bit rougher last Monday after their third straight loss. They were beaten by Homestead 69-38. While losing is never fun, Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 172nd, while Homestead is ranked 18th).
Fort Wayne Snider is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-11.
Fort Wayne Snider strolled past Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran in their previous meeting back in January of 2023 by a score of 58-44. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's Annaka Nelson, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Now that she won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Fort Wayne Snider to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
