Basketball Preview: West Point-Beemer Cadets vs. Madison Dragons
West Point-Beemer is 10-0 against the Dragons since February of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The West Point-Beemer Cadets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Madison Dragons at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully West Point-Beemer focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 on Saturday.
West Point-Beemer struggled with assists on Saturday (the Pendragons had eight more) and sadly the final score reflected it. West Point-Beemer took a serious blow against the Pendragons, falling 61-22. While losing is never fun, West Point-Beemer can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Pendragons are ranked tenth).
West Point-Beemer's defeat came about despite a quality game from Allie Kaup, who scored 14 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks.
Meanwhile, Madison's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight defeat. They took a 44-31 hit to the loss column at the hands of Neligh-Oakdale. Madison has struggled against the Warriors recently, as their match on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
West Point-Beemer's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for Madison, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-11.
Everything came up roses for West Point-Beemer against the Dragons in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as the squad secured a 56-17 victory. With West Point-Beemer ahead 31-9 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
