Basketball Recap: New Prairie Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Dylan Bishop and Jagger Daniels

New Prairie was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 65-39 to the Elkhart Lions. If the Cougars were looking for revenge after losing 45-26 to them when the teams met back in February of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.

Despite the loss, New Prairie had strong showings from Jagger Daniels, who went 6 for 11 en route to 15 points, and Dylan Bishop, who posted eight points.

New Prairie's record now sits at 3-13. As for Elkhart, their win bumped their record up to 4-12.

New Prairie and Elkhart could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. New Prairie will take on South Bend Washington at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday down 362 places (396 vs. 34). Meanwhile, Elkhart (ranked 245th) will meet South Bend Riley (ranked 42nd) at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th.