Basketball Recap: Dawson Springs Picks Up Ninth Straight Win at Home

Dawson Springs had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 24.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Madisonville-North Hopkins Maroons by a score of 80-67. This was a revenge game for the Panthers: when they faced off against the Maroons two weeks ago, they had to take a 79-56 defeat.

Rex Blue

Points

01/28/25 vs Madisonville-North Hopkins	28
01/24/25 vs Community Christian	19
01/18/25 @ Heritage Christian Academy	22
01/17/25 @ Evansville Christian	29
01/14/25 @ Madisonville-North Hopkins	32

Dawson Springs' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rex Blue, who dropped a double-double on 28 points and 14 boards. Blue's evening made it 14 games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Montgomery Johnston, who went 8 of 12 on his way to 25 points along with six assists and five rebounds.

Dawson Springs' win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-9. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.4 points per game. As for Madisonville-North Hopkins, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-6.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dawson Springs has already played their next contest (against Hopkins County Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Madisonville-North Hopkins will square off against Henderson County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Madisonville-North Hopkins' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.