Mishawaka was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were beaten by the NorthWood Panthers 57-21. While losing is never fun, the Cavemen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 335th, while the Panthers are ranked 37th).
| 12/13/24 @ NorthWood | 4 |
| 11/23/24 @ Elkhart | 3 |
| 01/23/24 vs New Prairie | 2 |
| 11/09/24 @ South Bend St. Joseph | 2 |
| 12/11/24 vs Glenn | 2 |
Despite the loss, Mishawaka still got an impressive performance from Grace Matherly, who posted four points and four blocks. The dominant performance gave Matherly a new career-high in blocks.
Claire Payne was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 17 points and ten boards for NorthWood. Payne has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times she's played. Megan Yoder was another key player, putting up four points and five assists.
Mishawaka's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for NorthWood, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Mishawaka and Concord will compete for holiday cheer at 2:30 p.m. on December 21st. As for NorthWood, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-14 win against Jimtown on the 19th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
