Preview: Madison Blue Streaks vs. Kirtland Hornets
The Madison Blue Streaks will head out on the road to challenge the Kirtland Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madison knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four matches -- so hopefully Kirtland likes a good challenge.
Even though Berkshire scored an imposing 58 points on Tuesday, Madison still came out on top. Madison walked away with a 70-58 win over Berkshire. Given Madison's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while Berkshire is ranked 553rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for JP Dragas, who scored 28 points along with five rebounds and three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Madison's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mac Steele, who scored six points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
Meanwhile, even though Harvey scored an imposing 60 points on Tuesday, Kirtland still came out on top. Kirtland took their match against Harvey 73-60. Kirtland pushed the score to 64-37 by the end of the third, a deficit Harvey cut but never quite recovered from.
Madison pushed their record up to 13-6 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.6 points per game. As for Kirtland, their win bumped their record up to 14-6.
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