The Mishawaka Marian Knights will be playing at home against the South Bend Career Academy Trailblazers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mishawaka Marian has five straight wins, the Trailblazers have six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Thursday, Mishawaka Marian blew past the Lions, posting a 61-24 victory at home. Given Mishawaka Marian's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Lions are ranked 282nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mishawaka Marian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jordan Maust, who scored 16 points along with five assists and three steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Maust has scored all season. Zion Rhoades was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Meanwhile, South Bend Career Academy was beaten by the Lancers 84-45 on Wednesday.
Mishawaka Marian is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for South Bend Career Academy, they dropped their record down to 3-12 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Mishawaka Marian against the Trailblazers in their previous meeting back in February of 2015 as the team secured a 103-25 victory. With Mishawaka Marian ahead 48-17 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
