Rochester has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Maconaquah Braves at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Friday, Rochester came up short against Peru and fell 72-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (56), Rochester still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Rochester got a solid performance out of Tanner Reinartz, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. Reinartz is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games he's played. Another player making a difference was Jonas Kiser, who scored 14 points along with two steals.
Maconaquah has not done well against Culver Academies recently (they were 0-8 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Maconaquah took down Culver Academies 59-41.
It was another big night for Josiah Ball, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 11 rebounds. Ball is crushing the point category: he's posted at least 16 every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Kelly, who scored 14 points along with five assists and three steals.
Rochester dropped their record down to 8-11 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Maconaquah, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Rochester hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 56.3 points per game. However, it's not like Maconaquah struggles in that department as they've been averaging 76 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.
Rochester was dealt a bruising 80-31 defeat at the hands of Maconaquah in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Thankfully for Rochester, Bauer Maple (who scored 33 points along with six steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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