The Fort Wayne North Side Legends will challenge the Leo Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Fort Wayne North Side is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Warsaw on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Wayne North Side came up short against Warsaw, falling 79-57. While losing is never fun, the Legends can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 130th, while the Tigers are ranked 24th).
| 01/25/25 vs Warsaw | 2 |
| 01/24/25 @ Homestead | 1 |
| 01/19/24 vs Homestead | 1 |
| 01/09/24 @ Fort Wayne Canterbury | 1 |
| 12/01/23 @ DeKalb | 1 |
Despite the loss, Fort Wayne North Side had strong showings from Max Goheen, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 17 points and five assists, and Jordan Woods, who went 8 for 14 en route to 18 points and five rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Goheen a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Connor Siratei, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Leo didn't have too much trouble with East Noble on Saturday as they won 56-40.
Leo is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Fort Wayne North Side, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.
Fort Wayne North Side didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Leo when the teams last played back in January of 2024, but they still walked away with a 65-61 win. Does Fort Wayne North Side have another victory up their sleeve, or will Leo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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