Conneaut has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Madison Blue Streaks at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 72-31, which was the final score in Conneaut's tilt against the Eagles on Tuesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Conneaut in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Conneaut got a solid performance out of Chance Loomis, who scored 17 points.
Conneaut struggled to work together and finished the game with only four assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Madison has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. Their rough 56-36 defeat to Jefferson Area on Tuesday might stick with them for a while.
Conneaut dropped their record down to 3-12 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
Conneaut was dealt a bruising 79-43 loss at the hands of the Blue Streaks in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Madison's JP Dragas, who scored 26 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Now that Conneaut knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
