Basketball Recap: New Madrid County Central Now 3-1 over Last Four Games

New Madrid County Central's tournament run continued when they took on Richland on Saturday. The New Madrid County Central Eagles came out on top against the Richland Rebels by a score of 63-50.

Marvion Cranford

Points (Career)

02/08/25 vs Richland	25
02/15/24 vs Central	18
02/02/24 vs Cairo	18
01/28/25 vs Malden	17
01/06/25 @ Portageville	16

Marvion Cranford had an outrageously good game as he went 12 of 14 on his way to 25 points along with five boards and four steals. Those 25 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ra'Mond Brooks, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds.

New Madrid County Central has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points over those games. As for Richland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-9.

Coming up, New Madrid County Central will head out on the road to take on Caruthersville at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Caruthersville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games. As for Richland, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Scott County Central at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.