The Maplewood Rockets's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their third straight defeat. They took a 65-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of McDonald. Maplewood has not had much luck with McDonald recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, Maplewood still got an impressive performance from Alex Donaldson, who scored 25 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. That was a full 43.1% of Maplewood's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Barnett, who scored 14 points.
Maplewood's defeat was their eighth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-17. That rough patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for McDonald, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
Maplewood will be playing at home against Mineral Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mineral Ridge has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for McDonald, they will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lowellville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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