Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rockland). They took their match on Saturday with ease, bagging a 74-23 victory over the Mackay Miners. The win was familiar territory for the Bulldogs who have now won five games in a row.
Despite the defeat, Mackay saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Cooper Holt dropped a double-double on ten points and 19 rebounds. Holt is crushing it when it comes to rebounds: he's pulled down at least nine every time he's taken the court this season.
Bulldogs
| 12/21/24 vs Mackay | 74-23 |
| 12/17/24 vs Butte County | 63-46 |
| 02/22/24 vs Watersprings | 60-55 |
| 02/14/24 vs Leadore | 82-31 |
| 02/09/24 vs Taylor's Crossing | 73-30 |
| + 8 more games |
Rockland's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Mackay, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-3.
After both having extra time off, Rockland and Aberdeen will dust off their jerseys to take on one another at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd. Rockland has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last six games. As for Mackay, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Leadore at 7:00 p.m. on January 3rd.
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