Story by Brooks Holloway . MCSC Media Director . TribeTV

Tribe Sports Report

MHS Boys Tennis . The Indians battled through a crazy evening, and eventually came back to defeat the Alexandria Tigers on the road 3-2. Conner Murphy sealed the deal for Mississinewa at 1-Singles after entering the match tied 2-2 as a team. The Doubles pairs picked up the other two wins for the Indians who are now 8-6 on the season and 3-0 in the conference. The junior varsity also won 2-0.

MHS Girls Golf . Mississinewa Lady Indians golf competed in the 2018 Grant Four at Arbor Trace last night. The team came in 4th with a score of 228. Maggie LaBarr shot a 53 to lead the team.

MHS Girls Soccer . The girls soccer team traveled to Tipton to take on the Blue Devils and came up short with a 5-0 loss. No official statistics were reported.

MHS Football . The Eastbrook Panthers were again the focus of Indians football last night. The 9th grade team lost 34-6, and the junior varsity squad lost 14-12.

MHS Volleyball . In a rescheduled match, the Lady Indians hosted the Eastern Comets last night. Mississinewa won 3-0 in the varsity match, and 2-0 at the JV level. No official statistics were reported. Fans can watch this event on replay now on MCSC Athletic’s YouTube channel provided by TribeTV.

Tonight’s Events . Girls Golf hosts Wes-Del at Shady Hills at 4:30pm. Girls Soccer will travel to Wapahani for a 5:30pm kick-off with the Raiders. Volleyball faces Alexandria on the road in a big CIC contest at 6:00pm. Boys Soccer will host Wapahani at 6:00pm at Fisher Field. RJB Volleyball will take the 6th grade with the team to battle the Wes-Del Warriors starting at 5:00pm. RJB Tennis will serve this evening against the Eastern Comets, and RJB Cross Country rounds-out the nights events running against Peru and Wabash at Wabash starting at 5:00pm.

Boys Soccer can be seen live on MCSC Athletic’s YouTube channel provided by TribeTV.

Today’s Sports World Update

NFL . The season’s first Monday Night Football event featured the Jets in a 48-17 win over the Lions and the Rams defeating the Raiders 33-13.

NASCAR . Brad Kesolowski won at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Monster Energy Cup at the Brickyard. Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick are the points leaders after Monday’s race.

PGA Golf . Keegan Bradley won the BMW Championship in Pennsylvania on Monday after defeating Justin Rose in a playoff hole. Tiger Woods finished in a 6th place tie at 17-under.

MLB . On Monday in Major League Baseball, the Detroit Tigers lost to the Astros 3-2. The Reds won 10-6 over the Dodgers. Cleveland lost 6-5 to the Rays. The Chicago Cubs lost 3-2 to Milwaukee. The White Sox lost 4-3 to the Royals, and the Cardinals won 8-7 over Pittsburgh.

Soccer . Andre Silva scored for Portugal in a 1-0 win over Italy in the Nations League on Monday. The United States faces Mexico tonight at 8:30pm on ESPN. Both teams are entering the international friendly on a two-game win streak.

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