After losing to the North Miami Warriors the last time they met, the Rochester Zebras decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. Rochester came out on top against North Miami by a score of 38-28 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rochester.
Rochester was led to victory by Jadyn Field and Rylee Clevenger. Field scored 11 points along with six rebounds, while Clevenger scored 14 points along with six assists. Those 11 points set a new season-high mark for her.
When it comes to explaining why North Miami lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaiden Hanley. Despite the final result, she scored 13 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. Hanley scored a full 46.4% of North Miami's points, the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Laney Musall, who scored five points along with three steals.
Even though they lost, North Miami were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Rochester is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-6 record this season. As for North Miami, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Rochester will head out on the road to face off against Clinton Central at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Clinton Central has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 243 points over their last four contests. North Miami will be home for the holidays to greet Southwood at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southwood is hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
