The Mishawaka Marian Knights entered their tilt with the South Bend St. Joseph Indians with eight consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with nine. Mishawaka Marian narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past South Bend St. Joseph 54-51. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Mishawaka Marian has posted against South Bend St. Joseph since January 14, 2020.
It was another big night for Zion Rhoades, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and four blocks. He has been hot recently, having posted 18 or more points the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jackson Horvath, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
South Bend St. Joseph's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Chase Konieczny, who scored 17 points along with eight rebounds. Konieczny is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 17 or more in the last three games he's played. Jayce Lee was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, South Bend St. Joseph smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Mishawaka Marian only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
Mishawaka Marian's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-8. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for South Bend St. Joseph, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.
Mishawaka Marian will be playing at home against Jimtown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Jimtown focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Tuesday. As for South Bend St. Joseph, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bremen at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully South Bend St. Joseph focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 14 on Friday.
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