Carroll was the 68-45 winner over Fort Wayne Northrop when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Carroll Chargers fell to the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins 48-42.
Paxton Crane
| 02/14/25 @ Fort Wayne Northrop | 88% |
| 02/11/25 vs Fort Wayne North Side | 73% |
| 02/01/25 @ Yorktown | 71% |
| 01/31/25 @ Fort Wayne Snider | 71% |
| 01/25/25 vs Fishers | 64% |
| + 10 more games |
Despite the loss, Carroll still got an impressive performance from Paxton Crane, who went 7-for-8 to rack up 17 points and three steals. Crane is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 55% in the last 15 games he's played. Tyler Morris was another key player, putting up eight points.
Fort Wayne Northrop was led to victory by Donlaray Reese and Merseigne Mingashanga. Reese posted 13 points and seven rebounds, while Mingashanga went 6-for-9 on his way to 15 points. The dominant performance gave Mingashanga a new career-high in points. Mike McCowan also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Carroll's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-10.
Carroll and Fort Wayne Northrop could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Carroll (ranked 159th) will meet Homestead (ranked 33rd) at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. Similarly, Fort Wayne Northrop will square off against Warsaw at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday down 166 places (189 vs. 23).
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
