Basketball Game Preview: Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons vs. Dawson Springs Panthers

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Previous Games

01/30/24 - Home	73-59 W
01/02/24 - Away	88-77 W
02/21/23 - Home	105-56 W
01/06/23 - Away	79-37 W
12/12/22 - Home	84-31 W
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Madisonville-North Hopkins is 10-0 against Dawson Springs since March of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Dawson Springs Panthers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Madisonville-North Hopkins turned things around against Webster County last Friday. They greeted the New Year with with a 63-48 victory over the Trojans. That looming 63-48 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Maroons yet this season.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Dawson Springs duked it out withCaldwell County on Thursday. Dawson Springs took a 74-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of Caldwell County. The defeat continues a trend for the Panthers in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost six in a row.

Madisonville-North Hopkins will need focus on slowing down Montgomery Johnston, one of several Dawson Springs players who made an impact when they last played. He almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The match was Johnston's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Easton Bourland was another key player, going 6 of 9 on his way to 17 points and five rebounds.

Madisonville-North Hopkins pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Dawson Springs, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.

Madisonville-North Hopkins strolled past Dawson Springs when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a score of 73-59. Will Madisonville-North Hopkins repeat their success, or does Dawson Springs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.