Basketball Game Preview: Trotwood-Madison Rams vs. Badin Rams

Trotwood-Madison will square off against Badin at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Trotwood-Madison's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.

Trotwood-Madison is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They came out on top against Turpin by a score of 74-64. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Spartans are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Trotwood-Madison's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Je'Carious 'Cari' Reaves led the charge by going 6-for-14 en route to 23 points. Thanks to that strong game, Reaves now owns an excellent 40.5% three-point shooting accuracy. Jermiel Atkins was another key player, dropping a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds.

Trotwood-Madison smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Badin had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They took down the Wildcats 60-44.

Badin's record is now 18-6. As for Trotwood-Madison, they pushed their record up to 23-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road.