Rolla has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 63-61 heartbreaker at the hands of the Jefferson City Jays. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (60), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Rolla still got an impressive performance from Ethan Brown, who posted 31 points. Another player making a difference was John Papadakos, who put up nine points.
Rolla's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5. As for Jefferson City, their win was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rolla will venture away from home to challenge Battle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Rolla's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matchups. Jefferson City has already played their next game (against Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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