The Madison Cubs will look to take advantage of their home court for the first time this season as they take on the South Dearborn Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Madison has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight defeats, while South Dearborn will come in with four straight victories.
Madison's last matchup with Corydon Central could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's matchup on Saturday. The Cubs lost 79-53 to the Panthers.
Meanwhile, South Dearborn hadn't done well against Jennings County recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Knights came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 66-56.
Madison better keep an eye on Scout Gray. He was instrumental in South Dearborn's win, dropping a double-double with 18 points and ten assists. The game was Gray's third in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Christian, who shot 71% from the field to rack up 12 points.
South Dearborn was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive contests.
South Dearborn's win bumped their record up to 4-0. As for Madison, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Madison couldn't quite get it done against South Dearborn in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 as they fell 72-62. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Christian, who dropped a double-double with 31 points and 16 rebounds. Now that the Cubs know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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