The Fort Wayne Snider Panthers will challenge the McCutcheon Mavericks at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Fort Wayne Snider is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season.
Fort Wayne Snider is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 48-37 victory over Fort Wayne Northrop. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Panthers.
Saniah Sandlin
| 02/10/25 vs Fort Wayne Northrop | 11 |
| 02/07/25 vs Carroll | 8 |
| 01/31/25 vs Carroll | 1 |
| 01/28/25 vs DeKalb | 4 |
| 01/25/25 @ Northridge | 5 |
| + 38 more games |
Saniah Sandlin and Janaya Cooper were among the main playmakers for Fort Wayne Snider as the former dropped a double-double with 16 points and 11 boards and the latter posted 13 points. That's the most rebounds Sandlin has posted since back in November of 2023. Another player making a difference was Mylee Hurse, who earned six points.
Meanwhile, McCutcheon entered their tilt with Lafayette Jefferson on Saturday with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. They came out on top against the Bronchos by a score of 51-43. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bronchos are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Wayne Snider better focus on containing Lillie Graves and Keara Lipscomb-Allen as the pair were huge in McCutcheon's win. Graves put up 20 points along with seven boards and three steals, while Lipscomb-Allen had 16 points. Graves is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aubrey Miller, who scored a point in addition to eight rebounds and three steals.
McCutcheon smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in six consecutive contests.
Fort Wayne Snider's record is now 13-11. As for McCutcheon, their record is now 23-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Fort Wayne Snider has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 23.4 boards per game. However, it's not like McCutcheon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 33.3 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Fort Wayne Snider couldn't quite finish off McCutcheon when the teams last played back in November of 2024 and fell 51-49. Can Fort Wayne Snider avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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