The Mishawaka Cavemen will welcome the Jimtown Jimmies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Mishawaka focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 42 on Saturday.
Mishawaka is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Chesterton on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mishawaka was beaten by Chesterton 61-9. The Cavemen have struggled against the Trojans recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Grace Betzer was Mishawaka's leading scorer, having posted four points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-20, which was the final score in Jimtown's tilt against Bremen on Friday. The Jimmies were down 49-14 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Despite the loss, Jimtown saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Lily Gaugler scored 11 points along with two steals. That was a full 55% of Jimtown's points, marking the third time in a row she's scored more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kamryn Williams, who posted four points along with six rebounds.
Mishawaka's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Jimtown, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Mishawaka has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 28.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Jimtown struggles in that department as they've been averaging 24. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Mishawaka couldn't quite finish off Jimtown in their previous matchup back in January of 2020 and fell 40-38. Will Mishawaka have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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