Basketball Game Preview: Madison Central Indians vs. Estill County Engineers

The Madison Central Indians will head out on the road to challenge the Estill County Engineers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Madison Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.

On Saturday, Madison Central was fully in charge, breezing past Ryle 78-48. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Raiders are ranked 82nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Cameryn Ridderikhoff

Field Goal Percentage

02/08/25 vs Ryle	56%
02/07/25 vs Frederick Douglass	57%
02/04/25 @ North Laurel	46%
02/01/25 vs Nicholas County	50%
01/30/25 vs Berea	58%
01/25/25 @ Lafayette	55%

Madison Central got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Cameryn Ridderikhoff out in front who went 10 of 18 on her way to 25 points along with five boards and five steals. Ridderikhoff is also on a roll when it comes to shooting accuracy, as she's posted one of at least 45% in the last six games she's played. Another player making a difference was Nataya Strader, who went 7 for 11 en route to 24 points.

Madison Central smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They are a perfect 8-0 when they hit their own glass that hard.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Estill County). They snuck past Nicholas County with a 71-66 win on Saturday. The victory was nothing new for the Engineers as they're now sitting on five straight.

Estill County pushed their record up to 12-13 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.3 points over those games. As for Madison Central, their victory bumped their record up to 22-2.

Madison Central didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Estill County when the teams last played back in January of 2019, but they still walked away with a 54-48 win. Will Madison Central repeat their success, or does Estill County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.