The Maconaquah Braves will take on the South Bend Saint Joseph Huskies at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a eight-game winning streak alive.
Maconaquah is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They managed a 78-72 win over Marion.
Josiah Ball
| 03/15/25 vs Marion | 32 |
| 03/08/25 vs Logansport | 30 |
| 03/07/25 vs Northwestern | 23 |
| 03/05/25 vs Western | 21 |
| 02/28/25 vs Rochester | 36 |
| + 5 more games |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Maconaquah to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Ball, who dropped a double-double with 32 points and 11 boards. The matchup was Ball's tenth in a row with at least 17 points. Fuddy Kile was another key player, going 5-for-9 en route to 15 points along with eight assists and six rebounds.
Maconaquah was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. They are 19-2 when they've passed the ball that well.
Meanwhile, South Bend Saint Joseph didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Columbia City on Saturday, but they still walked away with a 50-46 victory. Given the Huskies' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Eagles are ranked 79th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Bend Saint Joseph's win came from a few key players Maconaquah will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Elijah King, who shot 43% from the field on his way to 13 points. Another player making a difference was Chase Konieczny, who dropped a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.
Maconaquah's win bumped their record up to 21-5. As for South Bend Saint Joseph, their victory bumped their record up to 24-3.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the two teams are some of the highest-scoring teams around. Maconaquah hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 71.9 points per game. However, it's not like South Bend Saint Joseph struggles in that department as they've been averaging 65.7 points. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can put up more Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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