The Munster Mustangs had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.3 points), and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Portage 46-43. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Munster also won the last time the pair played back in December of 2022.
Munster found their leader in underclassman Gracyn Gilliard, who scored 23 points along with five steals. That makes it 12 consecutive games in which Gilliard has scored at least 25% of Munster's points. Nina Garner was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with eight rebounds.
Portage's loss came despite strong showings from Ava Kingery and Alante Wright. Kingery scored 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals, while Wright scored 16 points. The match was Wright's sixth in a row with at least ten points.
Munster is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for Portage, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Munster and Kankakee Valley will face off at 4:45 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Kankakee Valley is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road. Portage and Washington Township will face off at 3:00 p.m. on December 29, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Hopefully Washington Township focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
