Basketball Recap: Mississinewa Skates Past Alexandria-Monroe with Ease

Mississinewa won the last time they faced Alexandria-Monroe and things went their way on Friday too. The Mississinewa Indians breezed by the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers to the tune of 62-32. The game marked the Indians' most dominant victory of the season.

Seth Yoder was a one-man wrecking crew for Mississinewa as he made all 7 shots he took from beyond the arc for 25 points. Those 25 points gave Yoder a new career-high. Kiontaye Woods was another key player, as he made all 5 shots he took racking up 11 points in addition to six boards and three steals.

Mississinewa is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which lines up perfectly with their 4-12 record this season.

Mississinewa and Alexandria-Monroe could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings. Mississinewa will challenge Delta at 12:30 p.m. on February 8th down 197 places (241 vs. 44). Similarly, Alexandria-Monroe (ranked 352nd) will meet Lapel (ranked 150th) at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.