Mississinewa wins big again in rout of Alexandria

The Mississinewa Indians continued to roll on Friday night, winning their seventh straight contest in a 65-27 rout of the Alexandria-Monroe Tigers.

Mississinewa got off to a bit of a slow start, and the defense gave up more points than they usually do, but they quickly got back on track

“We came out a little flat, which has become a little bit of a problem for us in the past few weeks,” head coach Curt Funk said. “I thought we had some breakdowns on defense, but made some adjustments, we got some passion in us, and then in the third quarter we were able to score 37 points. For the first time in a long time, I saw a passion that I have been waiting to see this year. It really showed in that third quarter for us. That was a big factor in our win.”

Heisman Skeens finished with three rushing touchdowns on the evening and continues to look more and more comfortable at the quarterback position.

“In the third quarter, he really broke out big time in the running game,” Funk said. “All night, when we asked him to pass the ball, he was very accurate in the passing game too. We had a really nice balanced attack, and we are improving each week.”

Cade Campbell scored four touchdowns on the ground, while Andrew Cruz rushed for one while also blocking a punt to cause a safety.

Mississinewa will wrap up the regular season this coming Friday night against the Blackford Bruins.

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