Basketball Recap: Mishawaka Comes Up Short

Mishawaka was the 41-37 winner over Plymouth when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Mishawaka Cavemen took a blow against the Plymouth Pilgrims/Rockies on Saturday, falling 59-29. While losing is never fun, the Cavemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 329th, while the Pilgrims/Rockies are ranked 149th).

Several Cavemen players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Reese Brugh, who went 5 for 11 on her way to 11 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Brugh a new career-high in boards. Tinayja Summers was another key player, going 5 of 10 on her way to 10 points and three steals.

Mishawaka dropped their record down to 2-14 with the defeat, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Plymouth, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-6.

Mishawaka will be playing in front of their home fans against Warsaw at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Warsaw knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 15 games -- so hopefully Mishawaka likes a good challenge. As for Plymouth, they will venture away from home to challenge La Porte at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plymouth is facing La Porte at the right time seeing as La Porte is stuck on a 15-game losing streak.