Central Catholic lost against Madison back in December of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Central Catholic Buttons lost to the Madison Mavericks at home by a 61-47 margin. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Buttons came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Mavericks are ranked 670th).
Madison found their leader in freshman Branden Pryor, who posted 12 points. The dominant performance also gave Pryor a new career-high in blocks (two). Another player making a difference was Zaul Gonzalez, who put up six points.
Central Catholic's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-4. As for Madison, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 8-11.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Central Catholic will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on O'Connor at 4:30 p.m. on December 21st. As for Madison, they will take on Steele at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Steele's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 11 games.
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