MACC’s basketball teams split at Mineral Area Wednesday night, with the women falling 53-47, and the men winning 70-53. The men started the game on an 8-0 run and never trailed.
J.B. Connoley with the call on nemopressbox.com. K.J. Vasser had 25 points and Ade Popoola 16. The Greyhounds are 23-4, 9-1 in Region 16. Mineral Area is 13-9, 4-6 in the region.
The Lady Hounds erased a ten-point deficit, taking the lead early in the fourth quarter.
However the Lady Hounds were outscored 15-8 the rest of the way. Jeannie Scott & Calise Chisholm had 14 each. MACC is 8-19. Mineral Area is 19-9. Both are 3-7 in Region 16, tied for fourth, with two games remaining for each. The Lady Cardinals have the tiebreaker. MACC’s teams host Three Rivers Saturday.
Find both games on our archive page, and our postgame interviews below.
Coach Chevis Thompson:
Coach Pat Smith:
