Basketball Recap: Meadowdale Takes Loss Despite Strong Efforts from Denver Reynolds and Janiyah Middlebrook

If Meadowdale was feeling good fresh off their 63-28 takedown of Belmont last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Meadowdale Lions lost to the Middletown Christian Eagles at home by a 53-39 margin on Tuesday.

Janiyah Middlebrook

Points

02/04/25 vs Middletown Christian	15
01/27/25 @ Belmont	21
01/23/25 @ Stivers School for the Arts	16
01/22/25 vs Trotwood-Madison	24
01/18/25 vs DePaul Cristo Rey	15
+ 3 more games

Despite the loss, Meadowdale had strong showings from Janiyah Middlebrook, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and 16 rebounds, and Denver Reynolds, who posted 12 points and five boards. The match was Middlebrook's eighth in a row with at least 15 points.

Meadowdale's defeat dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Middletown Christian, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.

Meadowdale wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 37-29 victory against Withrow on the 5th. As for Middletown Christian, they have also already played their next match, a 57-39 loss against Legacy Christian Academy on the 6th.