South Bend St. Joseph hasn't had much luck against Mishawaka Marian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The South Bend St. Joseph Huskies are taking a road trip to face off against the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South Bend St. Joseph will bounce into Friday's contest after beating New Prairie, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. South Bend St. Joseph's defense stepped up to hand New Prairie a 7-0 shutout on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Huskies.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Mishawaka Marian on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew South Bend Adams out of the water with a 41-2 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Knights had established a 32 point advantage.
Braxton Brooks had an outrageously good game as he picked up 74 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 82 yards. He got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run and that went for an incredible 57 yards. Another player making a difference was Brian Osman, who rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns.
Osman wasn't the only one working in the rushing yards department: Mishawaka Marian was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 201 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
South Bend St. Joseph now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Mishawaka Marian, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
South Bend St. Joseph came up short against Mishawaka Marian when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 16-10. Can South Bend St. Joseph avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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