If Mishawaka Marian was feeling good fresh off their 41-14 takedown of South Bend Washington last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Mishawaka Marian Knights took a hard 42-28 fall against the New Prairie Cougars on Friday. The Knights were up 21-7 in the third but couldn't hold on to the lead.
Several Knights players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mitchell Fimbel, who threw for 174 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score. William Owens was Fimbel's top target, picking up 88 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Leading New Prairie to victory were Reed Robinson and Zak Henrich. Robinson rushed for 178 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry, while Henrich rushed for 89 yards and two touchdowns. New Prairie is undefeated when Robinson posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise.
Mishawaka Marian now has a losing record at 3-4. As for New Prairie, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Mishawaka Marian will square off against Elkhart at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Elkhart's defense has only allowed 8.7 points per game this season, so Mishawaka Marian's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for New Prairie, they will challenge Penn at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Prairie is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.3 points per game this season.
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