Basketball Recap: Munster Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Victory

Nina Garner

Points

12/27/24 vs Twin Lakes	21
12/20/24 @ Thornton Fractional South	20
12/16/24 @ Illiana Christian	19
12/13/24 vs Lowell	32
12/10/24 @ East Chicago Central	26

Munster had won five straight games and Nina Garner did her part to make it six on Friday. The Munster Mustangs blew past the Twin Lakes Indians 59-36 thanks in part to Garner, who went 10 of 19 on her way to 21 points. Her evening made it five games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

The team also got some help courtesy of Cecilia Mason, who posted 11 points in addition to six assists and five boards. She is also on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played.

When it comes to explaining why Twin Lakes lost, don't look at Kaitlyn Lipps. Despite the final result, she put up nine points and seven rebounds. Those nine points gave Lipps a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jasmine West, who had 14 points.

Munster has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points per game. As for Twin Lakes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-11.

Munster didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 52-46 defeat against McCutcheon on the 28th. As for Twin Lakes, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 68-31 loss against Mt. Vernon on the 28th.