After flying high against Scottsburg last Wednesday, Madison came back down to earth. The Madison Cubs took a hard 86-69 fall against the Silver Creek Dragons on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cubs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Dragons are ranked 18th).
Silver Creek found their leader in sophomore Brody Mclaughlin, who went 5 for 8 on his way to 25 points and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Mclaughlin has scored all season. Brandon Hunter was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 13 points and nine rebounds.
Madison's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-10. As for Silver Creek, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
Madison has already played their next game, a 63-49 win against North Harrison on the 1st. As for Silver Creek, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 73-63 defeat against Bloomington South on the 1st.
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