The Maconaquah Braves will take on the Logansport Berries in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Maconaquah knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Logansport likes a good challenge.
Maconaquah easily dispatched Wabash last Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. Maconaquah fell just short of Oak Hill by a score of 70-68 on Saturday. The loss was the Braves' first of the season.
| 12/14/24 @ Oak Hill | 28 |
| 12/13/24 vs Wabash | 27 |
| 12/06/24 @ North Miami | 21 |
| 02/28/24 vs Oak Hill | 33 |
| 02/23/24 @ Rochester | 31 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Josiah Ball, who went 11 for 27 on his way to 28 points and three steals. The matchup was his 25th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Kelly, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 21 points.
Even though they lost, Maconaquah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 13 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Logansport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 67-52 bruising from Tipton.
Logansport's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Maconaquah, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Maconaquah didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Logansport in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with an 81-75 victory. Will Maconaquah repeat their success, or does Logansport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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