Basketball Game Preview: A Plus Academy Knights vs. Madison Trojans

A Plus Academy is 0-10 against Madison since January of 2020 but things could change on Friday. The A Plus Academy Knights will host the Madison Trojans at 8:00 p.m.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-34, which was the final score in A Plus Academy's tilt against Life Oak Cliff on Tuesday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Madison against Gateway Charter Academy on Tuesday as the team secured an 85-38 win. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 621st, while the Gators are ranked 1453rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Madison has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-12 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 48.3 points. As for A Plus Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.

A Plus Academy took a serious blow against Madison when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 94-16. Can A Plus Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.