Basketball Game Preview: Madison Prep Academy vs. Scotlandville Hornets
By Team Reports
Feb 15, 2025, 10:51pm
Basketball Preview: Madison Prep Academy vs. Scotlandville Hornets
Madison Prep Academy will take on the Scotlandville Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Madison Prep Academy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Louisiana's top teams: Liberty Magnet, who was ranked second at the time (Madison Prep Academy was ranked 16th). Madison Prep Academy took a 51-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of Liberty Magnet on Saturday. The game marked Madison Prep Academy's lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Scotlandville has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They fell 67-60 to Catholic on Friday.
Madison Prep Academy will have to contain Aaron Marshall as he made an impact in Scotlandville's last game. He went 12-for-19 to rack up 33 points and six boards. Those 33 points gave Marshall a new career-high. Jayden Simmons was another key player, putting up 11 points.
Madison Prep Academy's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-9. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points over those games. As for Scotlandville, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Madison Prep Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Scotlandville when the teams last played back in January of 2024, winning 54-44. Does Madison Prep Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Scotlandville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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