Rochester suffered their biggest defeat since December 22, 2023 on Friday. They came up short against the Manchester Squires, falling 70-45. The Zebras have struggled against the Squires recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
| 01/24/25 @ Manchester | 6 |
| 12/20/24 vs Northwestern | 5 |
| 12/06/24 @ Winamac | 5 |
| 02/16/24 @ Peru | 3 |
| 02/23/24 vs Maconaquah | 2 |
When it comes to explaining why Rochester lost, don't look at Jonas Kiser. Despite the final result, he went 8 for 10 on his way to 18 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Kiser a new career-high in boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Baugher, who posted ten points.
It was another big night for Gavin Betten, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 13 rebounds for Manchester. Betten's evening made it ten games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Wyatt Prater also deserves some recognition as he scored his first points of the season.
Rochester's loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for Manchester, the win (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 13-1.
Rochester has already played their next contest, a 59-48 victory against Tri-County on the 25th. As for Manchester, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 67-41 win against Adams Central on the 25th.
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