Stanton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 56-52 heartbreaker at the hands of the Madison Dragons. The Mustangs were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Dragons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2023.
Barrett Wilke and Logan Tiedtke certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Wilke posted 16 points, while Tiedtke put up 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Claussen, who scored six points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Stanton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Madison only pulled down nine offensive rebounds.
Leading Madison to victory were Izac Zautke and Jose Velez. Zautke dropped a double-double on 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Velez went 7 of 16 on his way to 16 points and six boards. Zautke's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Stanton's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Madison, they pushed their record up to 7-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Stanton will square off against Lyons-Decatur Northeast at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Madison has already played their next matchup (against Humphrey-Lindsay), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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