There's no place like home for Rochester, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They escaped with a win on Tuesday against the Caston Comets by the margin of a single free throw, 51-50. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Zebras have posted against the Comets since January 19, 2016.
Jonas Kiser
| 01/20/26 vs Caston | 16 |
| 01/16/26 @ Lewis Cass | 31 |
| 01/10/26 @ Twin Lakes | 21 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Rochester to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jonas Kiser, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. Kiser's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Reffett, who shot 71% from the field on his way to 11 points.
Caston's loss came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Carson Harness, who went 6-for-10 to rack up 18 points. Logan Mollenkopf was another key player, shooting 40% from the field en route to 16 points.
Rochester has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.5 points over those games. As for Caston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-4.
Rochester wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 51-47 defeat against Manchester on the 23rd. As for Caston, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Pioneer at 7:30 p.m. on the 30th.
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