The Maplewood Rockets had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They managed a 61-57 victory over Mineral Ridge on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
It was another big night for Alex Donaldson, who scored 29 points along with seven rebounds and six steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Maplewood's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Barnett, who almost dropped a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Maplewood's win ended a eight-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-17. As for Mineral Ridge, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Maplewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Mineral Ridge will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Mathews at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. Mineral Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last five games.
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