Basketball Recap: Marsing Snaps Four-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Marsing entered their match against The Ambrose School on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Marsing Huskies came up short against The Ambrose School Archers, falling 85-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (56), the Huskies still had to take the loss.

Marsing's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Juan Ponce, who posted 28 points along with six boards and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Teagan Kinney, who went 6 of 14 en route to 14 points and eight rebounds.

Huskies

Previous 2 Games

12/17/24 vs The Ambrose School	64-85
12/14/24 vs Cascade	56-58

Even though they lost, Marsing smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead The Ambrose School to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mark Yenor, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Yenor a new career-high in boards. Another player making a difference was Lincoln Mathis, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten boards.

Marsing's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2. As for The Ambrose School, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.

Marsing didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 62-11 win against Payette on the 19th. After both having extra time off, The Ambrose School and Cole Valley Christian will shake off the cobwebs and take on one another at 7:30 p.m. on January 3, 2025. One thing working in The Ambrose School's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.