Madison Plains is 1-9 against Catholic Central since December of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Madison Plains Golden Eagles' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Catholic Central Irish at 12:45 p.m. on January 20th. Hopefully Madison Plains focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 29 on Wednesday.
Madison Plains suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Wednesday. They were outmatched by Southeastern Local on the road and fell 59-27. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Madison Plains in their matchups with Southeastern Local: they've now lost nine in a row.
Despite the loss, Madison Plains saw an underclassman step up: Kenzie Vallery scored 12 points along with seven rebounds. That was a full 44.4% of Madison Plains' points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Catholic Central was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Wednesday as they fell 44-39 to Cedarville. Catholic Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Madison Plains' defeat was their tenth straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 4-11. As for Catholic Central, they have not been sharp recently, as they've lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season.
Madison Plains didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Catholic Central when the teams last played back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 38-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Madison Plains since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
