The Fort Wayne North Side Legends's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fifth straight loss. The game between Fort Wayne North Side and Fort Wayne Northrop wasn't particularly close, with Fort Wayne North Side falling 68-50. While losing is never fun, Fort Wayne North Side can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 314th, while Fort Wayne Northrop is ranked 20th).
When it comes to explaining why Fort Wayne North Side lost, one person who can't be blamed is Anaya Woodson. Despite the final result, she scored 20 points along with five assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'liyah Paige, who scored seven points along with 11 rebounds and three steals.
Fort Wayne Northrop found their leader in underclassman Khala Williams-Thomas, who scored 25 points along with six rebounds and five assists. Williams-Thomas hasn't dropped below two steals for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Niya Bell, who scored ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Fort Wayne North Side has not been sharp recently, as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-17 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, their win bumped their record up to 13-5.
Fort Wayne North Side won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Homestead at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th. As for Fort Wayne Northrop, Fort Wayne Northrop and Fort Wayne Wayne will face off at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Fort Wayne Wayne focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 last Wednesday.
