After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Fishers, South Bend Riley was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They came out on top against the Mishawaka Marian Knights by a score of 68-61. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Wildcats considering their 29-point performance the matchup before.
Mishawaka Marian lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Paxan Sullivan, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 19 points and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of William Owens, who went 5 for 11 en route to 17 points and six rebounds.
South Bend Riley's victory bumped their record up to 12-3. As for Mishawaka Marian, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-6.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the South Bend Riley Wildcats challenge the New Prairie Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on January 31st. South Bend Riley is facing New Prairie at the right time seeing as New Prairie is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Mishawaka Marian, they will look to defend their home court on January 31st against South Bend Washington at 7:30 p.m. Mishawaka Marian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.5 points per game this season.
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