Clark was the 47-37 winner over Madison when they last played one another on January 3rd, but their luck changed this time around. The Clark Cougars fell to the Madison Mavericks 42-37. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Cougars came into the match with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 111th, while the Mavericks are ranked 514th).
Madison's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Will Johnson led the charge by putting up ten points and five boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Branden Pryor, who posted ten points.
Clark's defeat dropped their record down to 19-9. As for Madison, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-17 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Clark will head out to take on Brandeis at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Brandeis is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 63.7 points per game this season. Madison has already played their next contest (against Johnson), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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