The Bellmont Braves will square off against the Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Bellmont will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Bellmont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Indiana's top teams: Columbia City, who was ranked 12th at the time (Bellmont was ranked 17th). Bellmont walked away with a 53-41 win over Columbia City on Friday. 53 seems to be a good number for the Braves as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Northrop was fully in charge on Saturday, breezing past Faith Christian 73-32. The Bruins have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.
Fort Wayne Northrop's win came from a few key players Bellmont will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Khala Williams-Thomas, who went 9 for 13 on her way to 19 points and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Swynn Jackson, who posted eight points in addition to six assists and six boards.
Fort Wayne Northrop smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 22 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Bellmont pushed their record up to 15-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their victory bumped their record up to 11-5.
Bellmont came up short against Fort Wayne Northrop in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 56-50. Can Bellmont avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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