The Lewisburg Patriots and the Madison Central Jaguars squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but sadly the Lewisburg Patriots had to settle for second. They fell to the Jaguars 49-44. Lewisburg has been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Lewisburg lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Akevia Kimble, who scored 14 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Kimble has scored all season. Allie Carroll was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds.
Madison Central's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Lauren Sutton led the charge by scoring 18 points along with three steals. That makes it four consecutive games in which Sutton has scored at least a third of Madison Central's points. Another player making a difference was Alonna Mccruter, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Lewisburg's loss dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Madison Central, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 19-14 record this season.
Lewisburg does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Madison Central, they will face off against Germantown at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Germantown will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Madison Central surely won't give up without a fight.
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