Joppa-Maple Grove was handed a 26-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Northside Baptist Christian Lions out 61-58. This was payback for the Rangers, who suffered a 65-34 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Marcus Stallings
| 02/13/25 @ Northside Baptist Christian | 17 |
| 02/11/25 @ Pope County | 25 |
| 02/10/25 @ Community Christian | 27 |
| 02/06/25 @ Shawnee | 32 |
| 02/03/25 @ Cobden | 16 |
| + 3 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Joppa-Maple Grove to victory, but perhaps none more so than Marcus Stallings, who went 6-for-15 en route to 17 points and six boards. Stallings' evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Another player making a difference was Aiden Messer, who posted 17 points and six rebounds.
Joppa-Maple Grove's record is now 3-23. As for Northside Baptist Christian, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Joppa-Maple Grove will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Crab Orchard at 6:00 p.m. on February 24th. Northside Baptist Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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