Blackfoot lost against Madison back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Blackfoot Broncos took an 82-72 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Madison Bobcats. While losing is never fun, the Broncos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Bobcats are ranked second).
Austin Arave
| 01/23/25 vs Madison | 26 |
| 01/21/25 vs Idaho Falls | 20 |
| 01/17/25 vs Skyline | 20 |
| 01/15/25 @ Shelley | 17 |
| 01/09/25 @ Bonneville | 19 |
| 01/07/25 vs Hillcrest | 19 |
Despite the loss, Blackfoot had strong showings from Austin Arave, who went 10 for 17 en route to 26 points, and Kasen Sorensen, who went 10 of 16 on his way to 23 points and six boards. Arave's evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Bowen Bench, who posted ten points and seven rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Blackfoot and nudges their season record down to 7-6. As for Madison, their victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-1.
Blackfoot wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 68-56 win against Burley on the 25th. As for Madison, they will square off against Thunder Ridge at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Thunder Ridge will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Madison surely won't give up without a fight.
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