The Madonna Blue Dons will take on the Clay-Battelle Cee-Bees at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Madonna has given up an average of 67.5 points per game this season, so hopefully the team got some defensive drills in this week.
Madonna is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They came out on top against Trinity Christian by a score of 85-73. The Blue Dons' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Clay-Battelle came tearing into Friday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.8 points), and they left with even more momentum. They breezed past the Warriors to the tune of 87-59. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 49-22.
Clay-Battelle's win came from a few key players Madonna will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Preston Luzader, who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 20 boards. His big performance that evening made it 19 games in a row in which he has scored at least 19 points. Cooper Payton was another key player, going 12-for-19 on his way to 26 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Clay-Battelle was working as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Clay-Battelle's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.6 points over those games. As for Madonna, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-16.
Madonna came up short against Clay-Battelle in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 59-52. Can Madonna avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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