Jacksonville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 63-46 bruising from the Rochester Rockets. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Crimsons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-54 back in December of 2024.
| 01/18/25 vs Rochester | 4 |
| 01/17/25 @ Normal University | 3 |
| 01/14/25 @ Glenwood | 3 |
When it comes to explaining why Jacksonville lost, don't look at Amaree Burries. Despite the final result, he went 10 of 18 on his way to 23 points along with seven boards and four steals. Burries has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Masen Johnson, who posted seven points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Jacksonville smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.
Rochester got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Khordell Gregory out in front who went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Kai Bruce was another key player, going 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points.
Jacksonville's defeat dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Rochester, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Jacksonville has already played their next game (against Jersey), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Rochester will square off against Maroa-Forsyth at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Rochester is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
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