The Mishawaka Marian Knights were the 58-52 winner over the Gary West Side Cougars when they last played one another back in December of 2022, but their luck changed this time around. Mishawaka Marian took a 55-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Gary West Side. While losing is never fun, Mishawaka Marian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 136th, while Gary West Side is ranked 21st).
Mishawaka Marian's loss on Saturday came despite strong showings from Jackson Horvath and William Owens. Horvath scored 19 points along with four steals, while Owens dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. That's the first time this season that Horvath grabbed two or more steals. Another player making a difference was Zion Rhoades, who scored seven points along with ten rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Mishawaka Marian and nudges their season record down to 2-5. As for Gary West Side, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Mishawaka Marian will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Hamilton Southeastern at 10:00 a.m. on December 27th. Gary West Side will take on Whitney Young in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at.
