If Madison was riding high fresh off their 67-29 takedown of Lakeside last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Madison Blue Streaks received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 71-55 to the Rootstown Rovers. While losing is never fun, the Blue Streaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Rovers are ranked 57th).
Leading Rootstown to victory were Colbie Curall and Nadia Lough. Curall almost dropped a double-double with 22 points and nine rebounds, while Lough dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 boards. Curall continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last five games she's played. Elliot Smallfield was another key player, putting up ten points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 17-4. As for Rootstown, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 21-1.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Madison will challenge Garfield Heights at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Madison knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten contests -- so hopefully Garfield Heights likes a good challenge. As for Rootstown, they will face off against Harding at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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