Madison lost against Pender back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Madison Dragons lost 68-42 to the Pender Pendragons. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Pendragons are ranked 42nd).
| 01/27/25 vs Pender | 3 |
| 01/23/25 vs Humphrey-Lindsay | 5 |
| 01/21/25 @ Stanton | 4 |
| 01/18/25 @ Neligh-Oakdale | 8 |
| 01/17/25 vs Tekamah-Herman | 7 |
Madison lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Izac Zautke, who went 6 of 14 on his way to 13 points and three steals. Zautke has been hot for a while, having posted three or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Jose Velez, who posted 11 points along with six rebounds and three steals.
Madison dropped their record down to 7-9 with the defeat, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Pender, their victory bumped their record up to 16-2.
Madison didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 46-35 loss against Lyons-Decatur Northeast on the 28th. Pender has also already played their next game (against Tri County Northeast), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
