In what's become a running theme this season, the Madison Marlins gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 96-60 victory over Milby. The win was nothing new for Madison as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Leading Madison to victory were Anthony Avalos and Joe Whylie. Avalos scored 18 points along with nine rebounds and six assists, while Whylie dropped a double-double on 26 points and 13 rebounds. Whylie hasn't dropped below 15 points for four straight games. Another player making a difference was Marquez Hubbard-chenault, who scored ten points along with nine assists and six rebounds.
When it comes to explaining why Milby lost, one person who can't be blamed is Daniel Cantu. Despite the final result, he scored 14 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Cantu has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Washington, who scored six points.
Madison has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. As for Milby, they dropped their record down to 9-17 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Madison will square off against Waltrip at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Waltrip's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last seven games. As for Milby, they will look to defend their home court on Monday against Sterling at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Sterling's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
