With a playoff win on the line, Maconaquah rose to the challenge on Saturday. They came out on top against the Logansport Berries by a score of 88-77. The Braves haven't had any issues with the Berries recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Josiah Ball
| 03/08/25 vs Logansport | 30 |
| 03/07/25 vs Northwestern | 23 |
| 03/05/25 vs Western | 21 |
| 02/28/25 vs Rochester | 36 |
| 02/22/25 @ Plymouth | 22 |
| + 4 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maconaquah to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Ball, who dropped a double-double with 30 points and ten rebounds. Ball has been hot for a while, having posted 17 or more points the last nine times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of AJ Kelly, who went 9-for-11 to rack up 21 points along with six boards and three steals.
Maconaquah was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They are 18-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Logansport's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Logan Lange, who shot 55% from beyond the arc en route to 23 points in addition to seven assists and four steals, and Chris Anthony Delvalle, who went 11-for-13 on his way to 26 points and six assists. The dominant performance also gave Delvalle a new career-high in field goal percentage (85%). Another player making a difference was Eli Baldwin, who shot 80% from the field to rack up 16 points and six rebounds.
Maconaquah's record is now 20-5. As for Logansport, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Looking ahead, Maconaquah will square off against Marion at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marion knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 matches -- so hopefully Maconaquah likes a good challenge. Logansport does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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