With a playoff game on the line, the Mississinewa Indians rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 57-55 win over the Braves. That's two games straight that Mississinewa has won by exactly two points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mississinewa to victory, but perhaps none more so than Kobe Johnson, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaxson Ott, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Mississinewa has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. As for Bellmont, their defeat dropped their record down to 21-5.
Mississinewa is on the road again on Friday and plays Northwestern at 6:00 p.m. on March 1st. One thing working in Northwestern's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. Bellmont does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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