Fort Wayne Bishop Luers and Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Fort Wayne Bishop Luers Knights will take on the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.3 points per game this season.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Churubusco: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Fort Wayne Bishop Luers blew Churubusco out of the water with an 87-33 final score. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Eagles are ranked 408th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jayden Moore out in front who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points. Moore is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Zen Szaferski, who posted 11 points and seven assists.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They rang in the new year with a 54-46 win over Indianapolis Lutheran on Saturday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Cadets as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-7. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers beat Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran 59-48 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Wayne Bishop Luers since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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