Basketball Game Preview: Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS vs. Taylor Yellowjackets

The Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS will face off against the Taylor Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Madeira comes in on six and Taylor on three.

Madeira will head into Tuesday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 36) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Georgetown 48-46. Given the MUSTANGS/AMAZONS's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 276th, while the G-Men are ranked 770th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Madeira got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Ben Reed out in front who went 7 for 11 en route to 17 points and six boards. Reed has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Eli Beck was another key player, going 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points and three steals.

Meanwhile, Taylor hadn't done well against Ross recently (they were 1-7 in their previous eight matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Taylor came out on top in a nail-biter against Ross, sneaking past 50-47. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Yellowjackets have posted since January 4th.

Madeira has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.3 points per game. As for Taylor, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5.

Madeira couldn't quite finish off Taylor when the teams last played back in January and fell 54-51. Will Madeira have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.