After three games on the road, Madill is heading back home. They will take on the Dickson Comets at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Madill came up short against Byng and fell 35-28. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Madill has scored all season.
Loss or not, Madill got some senior leadership from Ethan Wilkerson and Jd Runyan. Wilkerson dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Runyan. scored two points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That was a full 64.3% of Madill's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Madill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Dickson, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-49 loss to Community Christian on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, Dickson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while Community Christian is ranked 88th).
Madill's loss dropped their record down to 20-3. As for Dickson, their defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-15.
Everything came up roses for Madill against Dickson in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 68-38 victory. In that game, Madill amassed a halftime lead of 38-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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