PALOS HILLS, Ill. — No. 15-ranked Milwaukee Area Technical College men's basketball extended its winning streak to five Tuesday night, holding off Moraine Valley in a 98-92 road win. The Stormers led 50-48 at halftime and outscored the Cyclones 58-54 in the second half, marking their first single-digit victory of the season after four straight double-digit blowouts.
"We took care of business and got a big Region 4 win on the road," Stormers head coach
Randy Casey said. "We set a team goal to win the last five remaining games of the semester and this put us one step closer to reaching that goal."
Sophomore point guard
Raydelh Boutin paced MATC with 23 points, including 15 after the break to help the Stormers maintain control down the stretch. Beyond Boutin's scoring, four other Stormers reached double figures. Sophomore shooting guard
Noah Daniels added 17 points with two made 3-pointers. Sophomore transfer
Jayden Hackett matched him with 17 points, hitting three shots from long range. Freshman
Turon Rivers contributed 12 points, all inside the arc, while freshman reserve
Jason Lawani chipped in 11 off the bench.
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MATC (12-3) will look to extend its winning streak to six when it hosts Blackhawk Technical College at 8 p.m. Thursday.