Marsing was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost to the Melba Mustangs on the road by a 75-58 margin. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Huskies still had to take the loss.
Marsing's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Juan Ponce, who posted 27 points and seven steals, and Teagan Kinney, who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 boards. The dominant performance gave Ponce a new career-high in steals. Dresden Wood was another key player, putting up nine points.
Huskies
| 01/30/25 @ Melba | 58-75 |
| 01/28/25 vs Parma | 55-56 |
| 01/23/25 @ The Ambrose School | 51-87 |
| 01/21/25 @ New Plymouth | 49-59 |
| 01/17/25 @ Nampa Christian | 49-51 |
Even though they lost, Marsing 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 eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive matches.
Marsing's loss dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Melba, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-11.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marsing will head out to take on Vision at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Marsing is facing Vision at the right time seeing as Vision is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Melba, they will venture away from home to square off against The Ambrose School at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Ambrose School knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven contests -- so hopefully Melba likes a good challenge.
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