Preview: Maplewood Rockets vs. Mineral Ridge Rams
The Maplewood Rockets will be playing at home against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Maplewood is out to stop a eight-game streak of losses at home.
Maplewood pushed their score all the way to 58 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 65-58 to McDonald. Maplewood has struggled against McDonald recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Maplewood's defeat came about despite a quality game from Alex Donaldson, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That was a full 43.1% of Maplewood's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Andrew Barnett was another key contributor, scoring 14 points.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge came into Friday's match having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They managed a 56-51 victory over Jackson-Milton on Friday.
Maplewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Mineral Ridge, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-14.
Maplewood strolled past Mineral Ridge in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 by a score of 80-64. Does Maplewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mineral Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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