The Madison Plains Golden Eagles lost against the West Liberty-Salem Tigers back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. Madison Plains' tough 49-27 loss to West Liberty-Salem might stick with them for a while. Madison Plains has struggled against West Liberty-Salem recently, as their match on Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Madison Plains' loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Claire Mason, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds. Mason continues to roll, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kenzie Vallery, who scored five points along with seven rebounds.
Madison Plains struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Madison Plains bumped their record down to 2-6 with that defeat, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Liberty-Salem, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.
Madison Plains will be home for the holidays to greet Columbus School for Girls at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Liberty-Salem will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Cedarville at 7:30 p.m. on January 4, 2024.
