The Fort Wayne South Side Archers will face off against the Indianapolis Arsenal Technical Titans at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fort Wayne South Side was handed a 35-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 64-62 win over Huntington North. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Archers have posted since December 12, 2023.
Zacariah Belcher
| 02/15/25 @ Huntington North | 27 |
| 02/14/25 vs Fort Wayne Wayne | 21 |
| 02/11/25 @ Fort Wayne Bishop Luers | 13 |
| 02/08/25 vs Woodlan | 12 |
| 02/01/25 @ Richmond | 9 |
| + 15 more games |
Fort Wayne South Side's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Zacariah Belcher, who went 11-for-14 to rack up 27 points along with eight boards and six blocks, and Demarcus Barr, who went 7-for-10 en route to 17 points and three steals. Belcher continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Zicarien Belcher was another key player, going 5-for-6 on his way to 10 points and six rebounds.
Fort Wayne South Side was working as a unit and finished the game with 22 assists. They racked up 12 more assists than Huntington North's also-impressive total of ten.
Meanwhile, Indianapolis Arsenal Technical came up short against Tri-West Hendricks on Saturday and fell 71-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (57), the Titans still had to take the loss.
Fort Wayne South Side is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.7 points over those games. As for Indianapolis Arsenal Technical, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-13.
Fort Wayne South Side couldn't quite finish off Indianapolis Arsenal Technical in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 58-55. Can Fort Wayne South Side avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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