Basketball Recap: Madison Takes a Loss

Madison lost against LEE back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Madison Mavericks were dealt a 74-41 loss at the hands of the LEE Volunteers. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 922nd, while the Volunteers are ranked 251st).

Despite the loss, Madison still got an impressive performance from Jada Castleberry, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 13 boards. Castleberry is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Campa, who posted six points.

LEE was led to victory by Rosanelly Pastrano and Lilah Yanover. Pastrano dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards, while Yanover earned 24 points along with six boards and three steals. Those 12 boards gave Pastrano a new career-high. Nena Alvarado was another key player, putting up eight points.

Madison has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season. As for LEE, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-4.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Madison will square off against SA Roosevelt at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Madison is facing SA Roosevelt at the right time seeing as SA Roosevelt is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for LEE, they will face off against Churchill at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Churchill's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 matches.