The Central Catholic Buttons and the Madison Mavericks will round out the year against one another at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central Catholic will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
If Central Catholic beats Madison with 53 points on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Everything went the Buttons' way against Holy Cross on Saturday as they made off with a 53-33 win. The Buttons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Madison ended up a good deal behind Steele last Friday and lost 69-55. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 337th, while the Knights are ranked 20th).
Central Catholic's victory bumped their record up to 21-3. As for Madison, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-8 record this season.
Central Catholic strolled past Madison in their previous meeting on December 12th by a score of 70-52. Do the Buttons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Mavericks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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