Madison lost against Mitchell back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Madison Patriots took a 48-43 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mitchell Mountaineers. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 390th, while the Mountaineers are ranked 189th).
01/21/25 vs Mitchell | 6 |
11/26/24 vs Polk County | 5 |
01/14/25 vs Mountain Heritage | 4 |
01/07/25 @ Draughn | 4 |
12/26/24 @ Ledford | 4 |
Madison's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Sarah Ball, who went 6 of 9 on her way to 16 points, and Paige Peek, who posted 13 points and six boards. The dominant performance gave Peek a new career-high in rebounds.
Madison has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season. As for Mitchell, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-5.
Madison wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 66-35 defeat against Asheville on the 22nd. As for Mitchell, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 60-46 victory against Draughn on the 23rd.
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