Fishers fell on the road Saturday afternoon, losing to Fort Wayne Snider 64-59.
The Panthers took a 17-9 lead after the first quarter, forcing the Tigers to play catch up for the rest of the game. Snider led 34-27 at halftime; Fishers outscored the Panthers by one point in the later three quarters, but couldn’t come all the way back.
Willie Jackson scored 19 points, including a 9 of 9 effort from the free throw line. Jackson was one of 10 scorers in double figures: Jeffrey Simmons had 13 points, Josiah Matthews scored 12 and Alex Szilagyi added 10, including two 3-pointers.
The Tigers are 13-6 and will host Anderson on Tuesday.
Fort Wayne Snider 64, Fishers 59
Fishers FG FT TP PF
Josiah Matthews 2 7-8 12 3
Willie Jackson 5 9-9 19 3
Alex Szilagyi 3 2-2 10 2
Luke Hernandez 2 0-0 4 1
Jeffrey Simmons 6 1-1 13 3
Dominic Castellani 0 0-0 0 0
Emmanuel Davis 0 0-0 0 3
Roman Molden 0 1-2 1 0
Totals 18 20-22 59 15
Score by Quarters
Fishers 9 18 16 16 – 59
Snider 17 17 15 15 – 64
Fishers 3-pointers (3) Szilagyi 2, Matthews 1.