It was a good run, but the Madison Trojans unfortunately witnessed the end of their eight-game winning streak on Friday. They fell to Blissfield 44-40. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Madison in their matchups with Blissfield: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Madison saw an underclassman step up: Jaeda Parish scored 15 points along with three steals. Parish is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last five games she's played. Another player making a difference was Caylan Sower, who scored 12 points.
Avery Collins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Blissfield, scoring 18 points along with five rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Collins has scored at least a third of Blissfield's points. Leigh Wyman was another key contributor, scoring eight points along with two steals.
Madison's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Blissfield, their win was their 19th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Madison will head out on the road to face off against Whiteford at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Whiteford will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 305th, while Madison is ranked 87th). As for Blissfield, they will be playing at home against Lenawee Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Blissfield is not getting complacent considering they own a much higher rank in Michigan (they are ranked 34th, while Lenawee Christian is ranked 381st).
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