KOUTSÂ â Kouts was right there.
Sophomore guard Matthew Baker drained a corner 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the third quarter to cut Andrean s lead down to one point heading into the final period on Wednesday night. The Mustangs fans, though limited due to COVID-19, cheered loudly in their home gym as their team inched closer to a potential upset.
It didn t happen.
Another test for the Mustangs and another shortcoming.
This time, however, the loss didn t mark the end of the their season. Instead, it represents an opportunity for the team to improve on its quest for respect. The conversation after the game was that we knew what we were walking into with Andrean, Cale Wireman said. That s why we played them and played in the (Wabash Valley Classic). We want to play teams that are going to push us. . No one is going hang their head on our team because we knew we might take some losses by (playing a stiffer schedule), but it s going to make us better and help us re