New Prairie hasn't had much luck against Penn recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The New Prairie Cougars will look to defend their home court against the Penn Kingsmen at 6:30 p.m.
New Prairie is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Mishawaka Marian on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Prairie came up short against Mishawaka Marian, falling 45-24.
| 01/09/25 @ Mishawaka Marian | 3 |
| 12/10/24 @ Merrillville | 2 |
| 11/23/24 @ La Porte | 2 |
| 11/22/24 vs South Bend St. Joseph | 2 |
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Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Addi Luther, who posted four points and three steals. Those three steals gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Penn entered their tilt with Northridge on Wednesday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They had just enough and edged the Raiders out 31-29. The 31-point effort marked the Kingsmen's lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Penn has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.0 points per game. As for New Prairie, their loss dropped their record down to 2-16.
New Prairie was dealt a bruising 61-27 defeat at the hands of Penn when the teams last played back in January of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Penn's Jessa Troy, who went 7 of 12 on her way to 20 points. Now that New Prairie knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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