Basketball Game Preview: Norwell Knights vs. Mississinewa Indians

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Previous 6 Games

11/08/22 - Away	91-37 W
11/09/21 - Home	72-39 W
11/10/20 - Neutral	84-41 W
02/07/20 - Neutral	59-55 W
01/02/20 - Home	62-29 W
01/31/17 - Neutral	58-49 W

Norwell has gone 6-0 against Mississinewa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Norwell Knights will take on the Mississinewa Indians at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Norwell's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.

Norwell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They took their contest with ease, bagging an 81-28 victory over Marion. 81 seems to be a good number for the Knights as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.

Meanwhile, Mississinewa hadn't done well against Frankton recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Tuesday. Mississinewa walked away with a 45-37 victory over Frankton. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Indians.

Norwell better focus on containing Brooklynn Nash and Jaci Crick as the pair were huge in Mississinewa's win. Nash went 5 of 11 en route to 13 points and three steals, while Crick went 5 for 10 on her way to 15 points and five rebounds. Nash is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Baker, who posted seven points.

Norwell has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.9 points per game. As for Mississinewa, their record is now 10-12.

Everything came up roses for Norwell against Mississinewa in their previous matchup back in November of 2022, as the squad secured a 91-37 win. Does Norwell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mississinewa turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.