Columbus East is 9-1 against Madison since February of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Columbus East Olympians will head out on the road to square off against the Madison Cubs at 7:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Last Friday, Columbus East came up short against Jennings County and fell 80-71.
Keaton Lawson
| 02/01/25 @ Bloomington North | 16 |
| 12/06/24 vs Trinity Lutheran | 15 |
| 12/07/24 @ Southwestern | 12 |
| 02/14/25 @ Jennings County | 11 |
| 12/28/24 vs Yorktown | 11 |
| + 15 more games |
Columbus East might have lost, but man, Keaton Lawson was a machine: he dropped a triple-double with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. Columbus East is 8-1 when Lawson posts ten or more boards, but 3-8 otherwise. Grayson Watters also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Meanwhile, Madison also suffered a loss in their last game, falling to Greensburg by a score of 74-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (57), the Cubs still had to take the loss.
Madison's defeat dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Columbus East, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Columbus East didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Madison in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 66-60 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Madison's ?scar Gonzalez, who went 7-for-10 on his way to 18 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Columbus East to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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