Madison is 1-9 against Johnson since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Madison Mavericks will face off against the Johnson Jaguars at 12:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Madison will bounce into Saturday's game after beating Clark, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Madison snuck past Clark with a 42-37 victory on Tuesday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Mavericks' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 514th, while the Cougars are ranked 111th).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Madison to victory, but perhaps none more so than Will Johnson, who posted ten points and five rebounds. Another player making a difference was Branden Pryor, who earned ten points.
Meanwhile, Johnson entered their tilt with Reagan on Wednesday with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rattlers 48-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Jaguars have posted since November 9, 2024.
Johnson's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 23-8. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Madison, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-17 record this season.
Madison was taken down by Johnson 71-40 in their previous meeting on January 7th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Johnson's Daryl Banks, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 17 boards. Now that Madison knows 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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