New Prairie's game on Thursday was all tied up 30-30 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They lost 73-49 to the Penn Kingsmen. The Cougars' loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
| 01/16/25 vs Penn | 3 |
| 12/27/24 vs Lewis Cass | 2 |
| 12/01/23 @ South Bend Washington | 2 |
| 12/21/24 vs Mishawaka | 1 |
| 12/17/24 @ Oregon-Davis | 1 |
When it comes to explaining why New Prairie lost, don't look at Brody Wiginton. Despite the final result, he shot 5-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 24 points and nine boards. The dominant performance also gave Wiginton a new career-high in steals (three). Another player making a difference was Dylan Bishop, who posted ten points.
Penn's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caleb Coolman, who scored 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and six assists. The game was Coolman's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Makale Price, who put up 14 points and eight boards.
New Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Penn, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
New Prairie has already played their next matchup (against LaVille), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Penn will welcome Northridge at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Northridge's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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