After 18 games on the road, Hiawatha Collegiate is heading back home. They will take on Rochester STEM Academy at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Hiawatha Collegiate's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six contests.
Hiawatha Collegiate pushed their score all the way to 63 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They ended up on the wrong side of a rough 88-63 walloping at the hands of Jordan.
Meanwhile, Rochester STEM Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their eighth straight defeat. The contest between them and Mabel-Canton wasn't particularly close, with Rochester STEM Academy falling 98-79. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Despite the loss, Rochester STEM Academy saw an underclassman step up: Burhan Ali went 10 for 17 from beyond the arc en route to 42 points and 0 assists. That was a full 53.2% of Rochester STEM Academy's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Ilyas Abdi, who scored 16 points.
Hiawatha Collegiate has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-11 record this season. As for Rochester STEM Academy, their defeat was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-21.
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