Football Preview: Mishawaka Marian Knights vs. Jimtown Jimmies
Mishawaka Marian is 8-1 against Jimtown since September of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mishawaka Marian Knights will stay at home for another week and welcome the Jimtown Jimmies at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mishawaka Marian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 35-6 victory over Calumet New Tech. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana football rankings (they are ranked 116th, while the Warriors are ranked 243rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Braxton Brooks continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns. Brian Osman was in the mix too, providing Mishawaka Marian with two touchdowns.
Mishawaka Marian didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vitale Long and Brooks.
Meanwhile, Jimtown had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Falcons 37-7.
The win got Mishawaka Marian back to even at 5-5. As for Jimtown, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
Everything came up roses for Mishawaka Marian against Jimtown in their previous meeting back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 40-7 win. Does Mishawaka Marian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Jimtown turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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