New Madrid County Central is 8-2 against Malden since February of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The New Madrid County Central Eagles will take on the Malden Green Wave at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
New Madrid County Central can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Thursday. They breezed by Portageville on the road to the tune of 80-50. The win was just what New Madrid County Central needed coming off of a 72-40 loss in their prior match.
Jadis Jones was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 17 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 14 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of BJ Williamson, who scored 13 points along with seven steals.
Meanwhile, Malden was able to grind out a solid victory over Senath-Hornersville on Tuesday, taking the game 73-66. Given Malden's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Senath-Hornersville is ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Madrid County Central's win bumped their record up to 23-3. As for Malden, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-5.
Everything came up roses for New Madrid County Central against Malden when the teams last played back in January as the squad secured a 94-57 win. Will New Madrid County Central repeat their success, or does Malden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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