Basketball Preview: South Bend St. Joseph Huskies vs. Mishawaka Marian Knights
The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies will head out to challenge the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. South Bend St. Joseph will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
While South Bend St. Joseph didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-16), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They walked away with a 46-35 victory over Glenn on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Huskies have won by exactly 11 points.
Kayla Woods continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 5 for 9 en route to 12 points plus eight rebounds and five assists. She has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Kenadie Schrock, who posted ten points plus six rebounds.
South Bend St. Joseph was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Mishawaka Marian earned a 40-27 win over Jimtown on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Knights.
Mishawaka Marian's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Epi Sete, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten rebounds, and Kariya Byer, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. Sete also grabbed five steals, which is notable because Mishawaka Marian is 2-1 when she posts at least three steals, but 1-4 otherwise. Sydney Mcintee was another key player, scoring five points.
South Bend St. Joseph's record is now 5-2. As for Mishawaka Marian, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: South Bend St. Joseph has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 25.9 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Mishawaka Marian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 35.1. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
South Bend St. Joseph strolled past Mishawaka Marian in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 50-32. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Bend St. Joseph 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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