Zebras fall to Maconaquah, finish on 11-game skid

BY VAL TSOUTSOURIS

Sports Editor, RTC

Boys soccer

Maconaquah 5, Rochester 0 (Wednesday): Rochester lost to Maconaquah in a Class 2A, Sectional 22 quarterfinal at Northwestern Wednesday, ending their season.

Joseth Manueles had a hat trick for Maconaquah, and Colton Beebe scored twice.

Rochester finished the season on an 11-game losing streak and with a 2-15-1 record. They did not score in nine of their losses.

This marked the second straight year that Maconaquah has eliminated the Zebras.

Maconaquah (13-2-1) will take on Eastern (Greentown) in a semifinal at 7 p.m. today. Eastern took down Tippecanoe Valley 3-0 in Wednesday’s other quarterfinal.