Basketball Recap: Maconaquah Beats Rochester for Their Fourth Straight Win

Braves

Margin (Wins)

01/31/25 @ Lewis Cass	38
12/27/24 vs North Miami	29
01/17/25 @ Peru	28
12/13/24 vs Wabash	27
01/04/25 vs Whitko	25

Maconaquah had to skate by with only a one-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point drubbing they dealt Rochester on Friday. Everything went the Maconaquah Braves' way against the Rochester Zebras as the Maconaquah Braves made off with an 82-61 victory. The Braves have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.

Maconaquah's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josiah Ball led the charge by almost dropping a double-double with 36 points and nine rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which Ball has scored at least a third of Maconaquah's points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Kelly, who went 8-for-11 en route to 22 points and three blocks.

Maconaquah was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 15-2 when they've passed the ball that well.

Despite the loss, Rochester had strong showings from Jonas Kiser, who dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 boards, and Drew Bowers, who shot 50% from the field on his way to 15 points. Those 11 rebounds gave Kiser a new career-high. Grant Clark was another key player, putting up five points.

The win (which was Maconaquah's fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-5. As for Rochester, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Maconaquah will challenge Western at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Western is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for Rochester, they will take on Eastern at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rochester will be up against Eastern's rather soft defense (which has allowed 55.32 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.