Mustangs
| 12/28/24 vs McCutcheon | 46-52 |
| 12/27/24 vs Twin Lakes | 59-36 |
| 12/20/24 @ Thornton Fractional South | 58-35 |
| 12/16/24 @ Illiana Christian | 57-21 |
| 12/13/24 vs Lowell | 67-32 |
It was a good run, but Munster unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell to the McCutcheon Mavericks 52-46. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 142nd, while the Mavericks are ranked 15th).
Despite the loss, Munster still got an impressive performance from Nina Garner, who went 7 for 15 on her way to 18 points. That was a full 39.1% of Munster's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Igboamaka Odeluga, who earned five points along with ten rebounds and six steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead McCutcheon to victory, but perhaps none more so than Braelyn Williams, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Williams a new career-high in boards. Lillie Graves was another key player, putting up 13 points and four steals.
Munster's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for McCutcheon, their record now sits at 15-3.
Munster wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 62-40 loss against Indianapolis Bishop Chatard on the 28th. As for McCutcheon, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Benton Central at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th. Benton Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
