Preview: Madison Trojans vs. Blissfield Royals
Madison has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Blissfield Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, Madison got the win against Ida by a conclusive 51-27. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Madison had established a 20 point advantage.
Madison's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Nevaeh Parish, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine assists, and Jaeda Parish, who scored 14 points along with three steals. Parish is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last nine games she's played. Another player making a difference was Micajah Briggs, who scored four points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Blissfield waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with nine straight wins but they left with ten. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 65-27 win over Hillsdale. Given Blissfield's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while Hillsdale is ranked 460th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Madison is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Blissfield, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Madison came up short against Blissfield when the teams last played back in January, falling 42-35. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Blissfield's Peyton Tennant, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Madison knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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