You can't lose the match if you win every quarter, and that was precisely the Mariemont Warriors's strategy against the Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS on Friday. Mariemont enjoyed a cozy 59-45 win over Madeira. Given Mariemont's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while Madeira is ranked 586th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Madeira lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Carson Shafer, who scored 11 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Manning, who scored 12 points along with two steals.
Madeira struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. That's the fewest assists they've managed all season.
Mariemont has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Madeira, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-13.
Mariemont will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Wyoming at 7:30 p.m. As for Madeira, they will head out on the road to challenge Taylor at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The timing is sure in Taylor's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Madeira has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
