Madison-Grant falls despite strong effort from Ike Almeda

By Team Reports Feb 19, 2024, 5:52am

Recap: Madison-Grant Argylls vs. Lapel Bulldogs

The Madison-Grant Argylls's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their third straight loss. They took a 64-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lapel. While losing is never fun, Madison-Grant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while Lapel is ranked 78th).

Despite the loss, Madison-Grant still got an impressive performance from Ike Almeda, who scored 16 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Almeda has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Kelich, who scored eight points along with six rebounds.

Even though they lost, Madison-Grant were working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. This was only their 11th loss (out of 16 games) when they've passed the ball that well.

Bode Judge was his usual excellent self, scoring 25 points along with seven rebounds for Lapel. Another player making a difference was Brode B judge, who scored 17 points.

Madison-Grant's defeat dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Lapel, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 16-5.

Madison-Grant won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Eastern at 7:30 p.m. on February 17th. Eastern is coming into the game with three straight defeats at home, meaning Madison-Grant will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Lapel, they will head out on the road to face off against New Castle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lapel is coming into the match with eight straight victories on the road, so New Castle is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.

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