The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies will challenge the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in South Bend St. Joseph's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
South Bend St. Joseph is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They enjoyed a cozy 85-69 victory over South Bend Washington. The Huskies haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Mishawaka Marian had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They took down the Pilgrims/Rockies 53-36. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 79th, while the Pilgrims/Rockies are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Bend St. Joseph's victory bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Mishawaka Marian, they pushed their record up to 15-9 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
South Bend St. Joseph came out on top in a nail-biter against Mishawaka Marian in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 57-54. Does South Bend St. Joseph have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mishawaka Marian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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