New Prairie hasn't had much luck against Mishawaka Marian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Prairie Cougars will head out to challenge the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 7:30 p.m.
New Prairie's tournament run continued when they took on Plymouth last Saturday. New Prairie was dealt a 69-35 loss at the hands of Plymouth.
| 12/12/23 vs Oregon-Davis | 12 |
| 12/28/24 vs Plymouth | 10 |
| 12/15/23 vs Jimtown | 10 |
| 02/27/24 vs Jimtown | 9 |
| 12/29/23 vs Knox | 8 |
New Prairie's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Jaydon Clemons, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 10 points and seven rebounds, and Brody Wiginton, who posted ten points. That's the most points Clemons has posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mishawaka Marian). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 75-25 victory over Lighthouse College Prep Academy. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Mishawaka Marian had a senior duo take command as Paxan Sullivan had nine points in addition to seven assists and seven boards and William Owens went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Foster, who posted ten points.
Mishawaka Marian was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Mishawaka Marian moved to 7-5 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for New Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
New Prairie ended up a good deal behind Mishawaka Marian in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, losing 64-47. Can New Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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