Mishawaka Marian fought the good fight in their overtime game against South Bend Adams on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 58-57 to the South Bend Adams Eagles. Even if the Knights couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the loss, Mishawaka Marian still got an impressive performance from Kariya Byer, who posted 23 points and seven rebounds. That was a full 40.4% of Mishawaka Marian's points, marking the third time in a row she's put up more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fane Sete, who earned ten points.
Mishawaka Marian dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for South Bend Adams, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-6.
Mishawaka Marian will take on South Bend Riley in a tournament on Saturday. As for South Bend Adams, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Crown Point at 6:30 p.m. on January 16th.
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