It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rochester can now relate to. They lost 71-46 to the Manchester Squires on Friday. The Zebras have struggled against the Squires recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meetings.
Defeat or not, Rochester got some senior leadership from Bryce Baugher and Tanner Reinartz. Baugher went 5-for-7 on his way to 14 points, while Reinartz posted six points in addition to five boards and five steals. What's more, Reinartz also posted a 67% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's achieved since back in November of 2024. Carson Paulik also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Manchester had a senior duo take command as Ethan Hendrix shot 73% from the field to rack up 23 points and six steals and Gavin Betten dropped a double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Betten's big performance that evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Another player making a difference was Tallon Torpy, who went 5-for-8 en route to 12 points.
Rochester's loss dropped their record down to 17-6. As for Manchester, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-2.
Rochester does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Manchester, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 70-38 win against Oak Hill on the 8th.
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