After flying high against Oregon-Davis last Tuesday, Rochester came back down to earth. The Rochester Zebras lost 82-61 to the Maconaquah Braves on Friday. The Zebras were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Braves apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.
Jonas Kiser
| 02/28/25 @ Maconaquah | 19 |
| 01/24/25 @ Manchester | 18 |
| 02/16/24 @ Peru | 14 |
| 02/23/24 vs Maconaquah | 13 |
| 02/01/25 vs North Miami | 9 |
Jonas Kiser and Drew Bowers certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Kiser dropped a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds, while Bowers shot 50% from the field to rack up 15 points. The dominant performance gave Kiser a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Grant Clark, who posted five points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maconaquah to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Ball, who almost dropped a double-double with 36 points and nine boards. That makes it four consecutive games in which Ball has scored at least a third of Maconaquah's points. AJ Kelly was another key player, going 8-for-11 on his way to 22 points and three blocks.
Rochester's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Maconaquah, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 17-5.
Rochester and Maconaquah are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Rochester will challenge Eastern at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rochester will be up against Eastern's rather soft defense (which has allowed 55.32 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. As for Maconaquah, they will square off against Western at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Maconaquah knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Western likes a good challenge.
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