Maconaquah has played every game this season on their home court, but they'll have to hit the road on Friday. They will take on the Wabash Apaches at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Maconaquah focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Friday.
Winning is just a little bit easier when you work as a team to rack up seven more assists than your opponent, a fact Maconaquah proved. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat North Miami 79-37 at home. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 58-14.
Maconaquah's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Josiah Ball, who scored 24 points along with 8 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Ball has scored at least 25% of Maconaquah's points. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Kelly, who scored 21 points along with 4 steals.
Meanwhile, Wabash strolled past Southwood with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 59-41. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wabash.
Wabash can attribute much of their success to Izaak Wright, who scored 19 points, and Trevor Daughtry, who scored 16 points along with 9 rebounds and 5 assists. The game was Wright's third in a row with at least ten points. Grant Ford was another key contributor, scoring 6 points along with 6 rebounds.
Maconaquah's win lifted them to 2-0 while North Miami's loss dropped them down to 1-2.
Maconaquah came up short against Wabash in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 77-68. Can Maconaquah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
