Madison easily dispatched Canton last Saturday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Madison Bulldogs fell just short of the Dakota Valley Panthers by a score of 63-61 on Friday. The Bulldogs haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Dakota Valley had a senior duo take command as Luke Bruns posted 20 points in addition to eight rebounds and seven assists and Logan Collette went 6-for-13 en route to 22 points and five boards. Bruns' big performance that evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least 15 points. Drew Lukken was another key player, putting up 12 points and seven boards.
Madison's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Dakota Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season.
Madison didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-39 win against Milbank on the 24th. As for Dakota Valley, they have also already played their next game, an 81-60 defeat against Sioux City East on the 22nd.
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