The Fort Wayne HomeSchool Hawks were the 58-45 winner over the Benton HomeSchool Bucks when they last played one another back in November, but their luck changed this time around. Fort Wayne HomeSchool fell to Benton HomeSchool 60-56. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Saturday (55), Fort Wayne HomeSchool still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Fort Wayne HomeSchool lost on Tuesday, one person who can't be blamed is Sam Newcomer. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 24 points and 10 rebounds. Newcomer scored a full 42.9% of Fort Wayne HomeSchool's points, the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Reynolds, who scored 15 points.
Fort Wayne HomeSchool's loss was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 12-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Benton HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Fort Wayne HomeSchool's road trip will continue as they head out to face Capital HomeSchool at 7:00 p.m. on December 8th. As for Benton HomeSchool, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Fort Wayne GUARD HomeSchool at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
