Toronto was the 56-52 winner over Madonna when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Toronto Red Knights took a 43-37 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Madonna Blue Dons. While losing is never fun, the Red Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 617th in Ohio, while the Blue Dons are ranked 105th in West Virginia).
| 01/23/25 vs Madonna | 3 |
| 01/22/25 vs Wellsville | 2 |
| 01/20/25 vs Bridgeport | 5 |
| 01/18/25 vs Newcomerstown | 2 |
Toronto lost on Thursday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tatum Derrington, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 rebounds. Derrington has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Josie Dickinson was another key player, putting up six points in addition to six boards and four steals.
Even though they lost, Toronto smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've managed all season.
Toronto now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Madonna, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Toronto has already played their next matchup (against Heartland Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Madonna will face off against Catholic Central at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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