Madison hasn't had much luck against Brandeis recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Madison Mavericks will take on the Brandeis Broncos at 11:00 a.m.
Madison is headed into Saturday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 57-19 to Johnson, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. 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 919th, while the Jaguars are ranked 100th).
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Defeat or not, Madison got some senior leadership from Sophia Campa and Mikaela Garcia. Campa posted two points along with eight boards and three steals, while Garcia put up five points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Campa a new career-high in steals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brandeis, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They snuck past Clark with a 41-35 victory on Wednesday.
Madison better keep an eye on Mia Ramos. She was instrumental in Brandeis' win, putting up 19 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Ramos has scored at least a third of Brandeis' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Pierson, who had five points and five rebounds.
Madison's loss dropped their record down to 4-20. As for Brandeis, they pushed their record up to 10-16 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: Madison has crashing the boards this season, having averaged 33.6 boards per game. However, it's not like Brandeis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 25.7 rebounds. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge.
Madison was dealt a bruising 59-28 defeat at the hands of Brandeis in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Madison avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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