Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Madrid County Central). They strolled past the Malden Green Wave with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 77-60. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
New Madrid County Central had a senior duo take command as Ra'Mond Brooks went 9 for 11 en route to 22 points and eight rebounds and Marvion Cranford went 8 of 14 on his way to 17 points and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cranford has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ja'Kwon Jones, who went 5 for 9 on his way to 13 points.
Eagles
| 01/19/24 @ Dexter | 24 |
| 02/22/24 vs Portageville | 20 |
| 12/30/23 @ Vilonia | 19 |
| 02/02/24 vs Cairo | 19 |
| 01/05/24 @ Notre Dame | 18 |
New Madrid County Central was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
New Madrid County Central's win ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-11. As for Malden, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.
New Madrid County Central has already played their next contest (against Nixa), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Malden and Portageville will face off at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played.
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