The Madeira MUSTANGS/AMAZONS will take on the Finneytown Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Madeira is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Taylor on Saturday. Madeira fell just short of Taylor by a score of 54-51. While losing is never fun, the MUSTANGS/AMAZONS can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 414th, while the Yellowjackets are ranked 120th).
Madeira's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Will Manning, who went 7 of 17 on his way to 15 points and seven rebounds, and Eli Beck, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Reed, who posted six points in addition to seven assists and five boards.
Meanwhile, Finneytown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. 2025 welcomed they with a 71-48 loss courtesy of Indian Hill.
Madeira's loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 3-4. As for Finneytown, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Madeira against Finneytown in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 73-38 win. In that game, Madeira amassed a halftime lead of 48-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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