It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Wayne North Side can now relate to. They were dealt a 73-29 loss at the hands of the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins on Friday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bruins this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 81-37 back in January.
Saniyah Kimbrough
| 02/07/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop | 60% |
| 01/08/25 @ Hamilton | 44% |
| 12/18/24 vs Leo | 43% |
| 01/24/25 @ Homestead | 33% |
| 12/28/24 @ Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian | 33% |
Fort Wayne North Side's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jayonna Flotow, who dropped a double-double with ten points and 11 rebounds, and Saniyah Kimbrough, who posted nine points. The dominant performance also gave Kimbrough a new career-high in field goal percentage (60%).
Fort Wayne Northrop got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Swynn Jackson out in front who went 6 for 9 en route to 18 points along with seven boards and six assists. Jackson has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more blocks the last 27 times she's played. Khala Williams-Thomas was another key player, going 9 of 18 to rack up 19 points.
Fort Wayne North Side has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which has put a noticeable dent in their 4-18 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season.
Fort Wayne North Side does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 48-37 loss against Fort Wayne Snider on the 10th.
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