Recap: West Jefferson Roughriders vs. Madison Plains Golden Eagles
The West Jefferson Roughriders's found some homefield redemption this week after a tough overtime loss to the Fairbanks Panthers on Tuesday. West Jefferson came out on top against Madison Plains by a score of 43-36. That's another feather in the cap for West Jefferson, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Madison Plains lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Claire Mason, who scored 11 points along with six steals and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Mackenzie Reeves, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
West Jefferson has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-9 record this season. As for Madison Plains, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. West Jefferson won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Northeastern at 6:00 p.m. on January 24th. Northeastern has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 28. Madison Plains won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Cedarville at 7:30 p.m. on January 24th. Cedarville will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
