The Madison Cubs's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their fourth straight loss. They suffered a tough 61-40 defeat at the hands of Mt. Vernon. While losing is never fun, Madison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while Mt. Vernon is ranked 39th).
Madison lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Quincy Reynolds, who scored 20 points. Reynolds has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last six times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of ?scar Gonzalez, who scored eight points along with five rebounds.
Mt. Vernon's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Luke Ertel, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Tanner Teschendorf, who scored eight points along with seven rebounds.
Madison has not been sharp recently as the team has lost ten of their last 13 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Mt. Vernon, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-8.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Madison will square off against Columbus East at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Columbus East knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with flashy point totals in its past three games -- so hopefully Madison likes a good challenge. As for Mt. Vernon, they and Pike will face off at 1:30 p.m. on February 10th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
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