Two dominant guards in Alivia Bolinger and Leah Shappell are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. The Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets will be playing at home against the Leo Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Norwell on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran was beaten by Norwell 80-48. The Cadets have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Leo had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 49-42 victory over the Lakers.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Leo to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mackenzie Collins, who went 6 for 12 en route to 17 points plus five assists and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Collins a new career-high in assists. Shappell was another key player, posting eight points in addition to 11 rebounds and four steals.
Leo was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.
Leo's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran came up short against Leo in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 47-34. Will Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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