Madison was the 3-2 winner over Scottsburg when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Madison Cubs lost 3-0 to the Scottsburg Warriors on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Cubs have suffered against the Warriors since September 11, 2018.
Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 26-24, 25-14, 25-23.
Even though they lost, Madison was lethal from the service line and finished the game with ten aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 8.8.
Scottsburg was led to victory by Sophie Gricius and Jaylee Carey. Gricius had nine digs, while Carey hit 62.5% for five killsnine digs and three aces. Carey is also on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted eight or more in the last 13 games she's played dating back to last season.
Madison's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Scottsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Madison is taking a road trip to square off against Rock Creek Academy at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Madison is facing Rock Creek Academy at the right time seeing as Rock Creek Academy is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. As for Scottsburg, they will challenge Eastern at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern is coming into the match with five straight wins at home, so Scottsburg will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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