The Mississinewa Indians's game last Tuesday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Manchester 49-47. For Mississinewa, this counts as revenge for the 51-40 defeat Manchester walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Leading Mississinewa to victory were Kobe Johnson and Gannon Smith. Johnson scored nine points along with six rebounds and two blocks, while Smith scored 14 points. It was the first time this season that Johnson posted two or more blocks. Another player making a difference was Preston McCann, who scored five points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Despite the loss, Manchester still got an impressive performance from Gavin Betten, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Betten is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Hendrix, who scored ten points along with four steals.
Mississinewa has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Manchester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-4.
Mississinewa's road trip will continue as they head out to face Bellmont at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Hopefully Mississinewa focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 19 on Friday. As for Manchester, they will square off against Whitko at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Manchester is coming into the matchup with 13 straight losses on the road, meaning Whitko will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory.
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