With a playoff win on the line, Maconaquah rose to the challenge on Friday. They took down the Western Panthers 55-40. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Panthers are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Addie Maiben
| 02/07/25 vs Western | 21 |
| 02/05/25 vs Twin Lakes | 10 |
| 01/31/25 @ Lewis Cass | 9 |
| 01/28/25 vs Northwestern | 7 |
| 01/23/25 vs Whitko | 3 |
| + 18 more games |
Addie Maiben was a one-woman wrecking crew for Maconaquah as she went 7 of 10 from beyond the arc en route to 21 points. Maiben continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Delaney Betzner, who posted eight points in addition to six rebounds and four steals.
Maconaquah was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists.they racked up seven more assists than Western's almost as impressive total of 11
Western lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Ellyse Walden, who had 12 points and six boards. Another player making a difference was Rhiana Bowman, who put up nine points and five rebounds.
Maconaquah has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points over those games. As for Western, their loss dropped their record down to 9-16.
Maconaquah didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-50 win against Peru on the 8th. Western does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
