Basketball Recap: New Madrid County Central Takes a Loss

New Madrid County Central entered their matchup against Malden on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The New Madrid County Central Eagles fell just short of the Malden Green Wave by a score of 43-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since December 11, 2023.

New Madrid County Central's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-4. As for Malden, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-1.

New Madrid County Central will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Portageville at 4:30 p.m. on January 6, 2025. As for Malden, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 63-30 win against Charleston on the 19th.