Fort Wayne Northrop won the last time they faced DeKalb, and things went their way on Friday too. The Fort Wayne Northrop Bruins came out on top against the DeKalb Barons by a score of 57-49. The victory was familiar territory for the Bruins who have now won three matches in a row.
Fort Wayne Northrop was led to victory by Swynn Jackson and Khala Williams-Thomas. Jackson went 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus six assists and six rebounds, while Williams-Thomas almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds. Williams-Thomas' evening made it three games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Brilee Day, who had ten points in addition to four steals.
Fort Wayne Northrop smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Fort Wayne Northrop's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-2. As for DeKalb, they moved to 4-1 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Fort Wayne Northrop has already played their next matchup (against DeKalb), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for DeKalb, they will face off against Carroll at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Carroll is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55 points per game this season.
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