The Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights lost against the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers lost to Fort Wayne Northrop at home by a decisive 65-50 margin. It was the first time this season that Fort Wayne Bishop Luers let down their fans at home.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Addie Shank, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Miley Wareing who scored 15 points along with six rebounds and three steals. Shank scored a full 36% of Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' points, the fifth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Maggie Parent, who scored two points along with eight rebounds.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne Northrop to victory, but perhaps none more so than Lexi Castator, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds. The match was Castator's third in a row with at least ten points. Swynn Jackson was another key contributor, scoring 12 points along with nine rebounds and three blocks.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, the win makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers will take on Adams Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Adams Central will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 256th, while Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is ranked 50th). Fort Wayne Northrop will be home for the holidays to greet Fort Wayne South Side at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne South Side is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
