Results from Maconaquah for Thursday, September 19th
Maconaquah Boys soccer bounced back after a tough loss to Western with a very good win against Mississinewa at home in the 2nd game of the Girls/Boys double header. The Braves appreciated getting back on the turf field and it showed with much better passing during the game. Mac got an early lead 10 minutes into the game when Kaden Hanson received a thru ball, beat the defender and the goalie and found the side net with a really well placed shot. The Braves took a 2-0 lead later in the first half when Corey Nord found Kevin Nord on another header goal off Corey’s corner kick. Mississinewa got on the board with 5 minutes left in the half with a really great shot from outside the corner of the PK area.
At halftime with a 2-1 lead, the Braves talked about coming out fast in the 2nd half and not giving up the lead as they have done in their 3 losses on the season, most recently earlier this week at Western. Mississinewa was able to get a goal early in the 2nd half off a direct kick just outside the penalty area, but the Braves finished the scoring when Colton Beebe was fouled inside the Mississinewa penalty Box. Bennett Isenburg beat the goalie on the penalty kick to take a 3-2 lead.
With this win, the Braves are 8-3-1 on the season and travel to TRC opponent Rochester on Saturday in the 2nd game of the girls/boys double-header.
Varsity vs Western High School (3 – 1) Win
The Braves were at Western Thursday night and came away with a victory in four sets 25-16, 25-18, 23-25, 25-14. Maconaquah moves to 13-7 on the season. The ladies in Blue were in control the first two sets but had a slew of missed serves in the third to give the Panthers the set and momentum. We were able to pick up our play and take control in the fourth set to secure the road win. Alyssa Birner had 12 kills,16 digs, and three aces playing all around for the Braves. MB Ireland Kile had an efficient nine kills on 18 swings along with three blocks. Katelyn Greis tallied six kills and five blocks from the other Middle spot. Addie and Averie Maiben both dug up 17 balls and Aubrey Kaiser saved 10 rallies and served four aces.
The JV team had a solid performance with a 25-21, 25-14 win. Our service game was strong with 12 aces and Outside Hitter Leah Boggs downed six kills to lead the attack. The Braves welcome conference for Rochester to our hopefully hostile gym Tuesday for out next match.
