The Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Merrillville Pirates at 5:35 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Wayne Snider will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Fort Wayne Snider didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against the Saints, but they still walked away with a 53-47 win.
Fort Wayne Snider can attribute much of their success to Qualyn Clopton, who scored 13 points, and Boston Conley, who scored 14 points. Trell Hogue was another key contributor, scoring nine points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Merrillville, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 64-48 loss to the Indians on Thursday. While losing is never fun, Merrillville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Indians are ranked 19th).
Fort Wayne Snider has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Merrillville, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Fort Wayne Snider won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2023, slipping by the Pirates 61-60. Does Fort Wayne Snider have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
