Maconaquah hasn't had much luck against Northfield recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Maconaquah Braves will be playing in front of their home fans against the Northfield Norsemen at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Maconaquah focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 12 on Wednesday.
Last Wednesday, Maconaquah was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 44-39 to North Miami. The Braves have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aubrey Stoll, who earned 11 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (three). Another player making a difference was Delaney Betzner, who had four points plus five steals.
Even though they lost, Maconaquah smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northfield). Everything went their way against Eastbrook last Tuesday as Northfield made off with a 57-31 win. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Norsemen as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Northfield's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Laney Haupert, who went 8 for 14 en route to 22 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Elli Baker, who had ten points in addition to eight rebounds.
Northfield's victory bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Maconaquah, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
Maconaquah was able to grind out a solid win over Northfield when the teams last played back in November of 2023, winning 51-40. Does Maconaquah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northfield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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