On Monday, the Randolph Rockets were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-59 to the Laconia Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Spartans are ranked 55th).
Randolph has been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last ten matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-9 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points per game. As for Laconia, their win was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
Randolph will square off against Rio at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Laconia has already played their next game (against North Fond du Lac), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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