It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Maconaquah ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They snuck past the Western Panthers with a 72-68 victory. Winning may never get old, but the Braves sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
| 01/24/25 @ Western | 26 |
| 01/18/25 vs Kokomo | 25 |
| 01/17/25 @ Peru | 36 |
| 01/08/25 @ Taylor | 31 |
| 01/04/25 vs Whitko | 37 |
Maconaquah's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Josiah Ball led the charge by putting up 26 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Ball's evening made it 33 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Fuddy Kile, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards.
Several Panthers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Carter Biggs, who went 8 for 13 on his way to 21 points and six rebounds. Biggs is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 18 or more in the last three games he's played. Hudson Biggs was another key player, going 8 of 12 en route to 18 points and six boards.
Maconaquah has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2-1 record this season. As for Western, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-6.
Maconaquah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-60 win against Hamilton Heights on the 25th. As for Western, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 49-44 victory against Mississinewa on the 25th.
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