On Thursday, it was close, but Madison County sidestepped Charlton County for a 47-44 victory.
Jaidyn Wesley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 22 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Madison County's points. Kemyrianna Richardson was another key contributor, scoring six points along with three steals.
Despite the defeat, Charlton County saw an underclassman step up: Trenity Hamilton dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. The match was Hamilton's third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Mahogany Steele, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 rebounds.
Even though they lost, Charlton County were smashing the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Madison County has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Charlton County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-5.
Madison County has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome Lincoln at 6:00 p.m. on January 8th. Lincoln is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road. As for Charlton County, they will face off against Hilliard at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday.
