Malden is 2-8 against New Madrid County Central since February of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Malden Green Wave will take on the New Madrid County Central Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Even though Senath-Hornersville scored an imposing 66 points on Tuesday, Malden still came out on top. Malden took their game against Senath-Hornersville 73-66. Given Malden's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while Senath-Hornersville is ranked 349th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, New Madrid County Central put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Portageville 80-50 on the road. The win was just what New Madrid County Central needed coming off of a 72-40 loss in their prior match.
Jadis Jones continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 31 points and 17 rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 14 times he's played. BJ Williamson was another key contributor, scoring 13 points along with seven steals.
The win made it two in a row for Malden and bumps their season record up to 20-5. As for New Madrid County Central, their win bumped their record up to 23-3.
Malden was dealt a bruising 94-57 loss at the hands of New Madrid County Central in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who dropped a double-double on 45 points and 19 rebounds. Now that Malden 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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