The Macomb Bombers had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.8 points), and they went ahead and made it six on Wednesday. They took down Monmouth-Roseville 53-35. Given Macomb's advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while Monmouth-Roseville is ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Monmouth-Roseville's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Darrion Smith, who scored eight points along with five rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Nico Avendano, who scored four points.
Macomb is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Monmouth-Roseville, they dropped their record down to 14-16 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Macomb does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Monmouth-Roseville, they will head out on the road to face off against Orion at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Monmouth-Roseville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Wednesday.
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