Having just played yesterday, the Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Fishers Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hopefully Fort Wayne Snider focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Fort Wayne Snider is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Merrillville 64-42. The Panthers pushed the score to 58-33 by the end of the third, a deficit the Pirates cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Janaya Cooper, who dropped a double-double on 33 points and 13 rebounds. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 15.8 points per game. Another player making a difference was Kyra Parker, who went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points plus two steals.
Fort Wayne Snider smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Fishers entered their tilt with Zionsville on Tuesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They enjoyed a cozy 72-57 victory over the Eagles.
Fishers relied on the efforts of Allison Scheu, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Riley Schellhammer, who scored 19 points in addition to six rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave Scheu a new career-high in assists (six). Makayla Triplett was another key player, earning 13 points.
Fishers pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Fort Wayne Snider, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Fort Wayne Snider strolled past Fishers when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a score of 43-27. The rematch might be a little tougher for Fort Wayne Snider since the squad 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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