The Mississinewa Indians will challenge the Oak Hill Golden Eagles at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Mississinewa came up short against Norwell and fell 41-34. The Indians have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Mississinewa's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ian Newsom, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 12 points, and Rayveon Fetz, who posted 11 points and five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill suffered their closest defeat since December 8, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Norwell by a score of 54-52.
Mississinewa will have to keep a close watch on Jace Tonagel and RJ Shugart, a pair of players who had a big impact on Oak Hill's prior game. Tonagel went 8 of 18 on his way to 24 points, while Shugart put up 13 points. Tonagel's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Watts, who had six points.
Oak Hill's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Mississinewa, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Mississinewa beat Oak Hill 69-59 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Tonagel, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 16 points and three steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mississinewa still be able to contain Tonagel? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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