Rochester STEM Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their ninth straight loss. They were beaten by Hiawatha Collegiate 106-58. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the loss, Rochester STEM Academy saw an underclassman step up: Burhan Ali scored 30 points. That was a full 51.7% of Rochester STEM Academy's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Ilyas Abdi was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Rochester STEM Academy was without their leading scorer, Saeed Mohamed, in Tuesday's matchup. With Mohamed sidelined, Yonis Mahamed got Mahamed first action of the season.
Rochester STEM Academy dropped their record down to 2-22 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Hiawatha Collegiate, their win bumped their record up to 8-11.
Rochester STEM Academy will head out on the road to square off against United Christian Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Rochester STEM Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Tuesday. Hiawatha Collegiate does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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