Dickson is 2-8 against Madill since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Dickson Comets will head out on the road to challenge the Madill Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Dickson is no doubt hoping to put an end to a seven-game streak of away losses.
On Tuesday, things could have been worse for Dickson, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-49 loss to Community Christian. While losing is never fun, Dickson can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oklahoma basketball rankings (they are ranked 288th, while Community Christian is ranked 88th).
Meanwhile, Madill came up short against Byng on Friday and fell 35-28. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Madill has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Madill had strong showings from Ethan Wilkerson, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Jd Runyan, who scored two points along with eight rebounds and two steals. That was a full 64.3% of Madill's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Madill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Dickson has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season. As for Madill, their loss dropped their record down to 20-3.
Dickson was taken down by Madill 68-38 when the teams last played back in January. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Dickson was down 38-16.
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