The Fort Wayne North Side Legends put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They snuck past Bowman Academy with a 56-50 victory. 56 seems to be a good number for Fort Wayne North Side as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Fort Wayne North Side had a senior duo take command as Eugene Young Jr dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 rebounds and Javius Davenport scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals. Those three steals set a new season-high mark for him. Another player making a difference was Rodney Jones, who scored five points.
Bowman Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Emmanuel Foley, who scored 16 points. Those 16 points set a new season-high mark for him. Nickolas Black was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds.
Fort Wayne North Side's win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Bowman Academy, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Fort Wayne North Side will take on Michigan City in a holiday battle at 8:30 p.m. on Friday at. Michigan City 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 78th, while Fort Wayne North Side is ranked eighth). As for Bowman Academy, they will head out on the road to face off against Lafayette Jefferson at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Lafayette Jefferson's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four matchups.
