Basketball Recap: Warsaw Extends Winning Streak to Eight

Tigers

Previous Games

02/01/25 @ Elkhart	65-40
01/25/25 @ Fort Wayne North Side	79-57
01/24/25 vs Concord	64-38
01/17/25 @ Goshen	62-42
01/14/25 vs Penn	59-55
+ 3 more games

Warsaw had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.6 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Elkhart Lions with a sharp 65-40 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Lions are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Warsaw pushed their record up to 15-3 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.7 points per game. As for Elkhart, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Warsaw will square off against Mishawaka at 7:45 p.m. on Thursday. Warsaw is facing Mishawaka at the right time seeing as Mishawaka is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Elkhart, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Elkhart Lions take on the New Prairie Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.