The Madison Southern Eagles will head out on the road to take on Great Crossing at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Madison Southern comes in on four and Great Crossing on 20.
Madison Southern has not done well against Madison Central recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Madison Southern walked away with a 69-58 win over Madison Central. Given Madison Southern's advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while Madison Central is ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, even though Bryan Station scored an imposing 61 points on Tuesday, Great Crossing still came out on top. Great Crossing took their game against Bryan Station 69-61.
Great Crossing's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Malachi Moreno, who almost dropped a triple-double on 21 points, 13 rebounds, and nine blocks. Moreno has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Vince Dawson, who scored 22 points along with eight rebounds.
Madison Southern's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 21-9. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 82.0 points per game. As for Great Crossing, their win bumped their record up to 32-1.
Madison Southern was dealt a bruising 76-46 loss at the hands of Great Crossing when the teams last played back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moreno, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 16 rebounds. Now that Madison Southern knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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