Basketball Game Preview: Mishawaka Marian Knights vs. La Porte Slicers

The Mishawaka Marian Knights will take on the La Porte Slicers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mishawaka Marian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.5 points per game this season.

Last Friday, Mishawaka Marian beat South Bend Adams 65-53. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.

Prescott Horvath

Points

01/16/25 @ Elkhart	29
02/21/25 @ South Bend Adams	28
12/14/24 @ South Bend Career Academy	19
12/03/24 @ Goshen	18
01/31/25 vs South Bend Washington	17
+ 16 more games

Mishawaka Marian relied on the efforts of Prescott Horvath, who dropped a double-double with 28 points and 14 boards, and William Owens, who almost dropped a double-double with 21 points and nine rebounds. Mishawaka Marian is 7-2 when Horvath posts 15 or more points, but 6-7 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Joaquin Wilson, who posted six points.

Mishawaka Marian 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 contests.

Meanwhile, La Porte suffered their biggest defeat since February 16, 2024 on Friday. They came up short against Portage, falling 79-54. The Slicers were down 61-37 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.

Mishawaka Marian's victory bumped their record up to 13-9. As for La Porte, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.

Everything came up roses for Mishawaka Marian against La Porte when the teams last played back in December of 2017, as the squad secured an 83-40 win. In that match, Mishawaka Marian amassed a halftime lead of 50-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.