It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Madonna Blue Dons can now relate to. They were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 47-46 to the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, Madonna can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 652nd, while Doddridge County is ranked 55th).
Doddridge County got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaden Solomon out in front who scored 16 points. It was the first time this season that Solomon scored 15 or more points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jerod Trent, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds and four steals.
Madonna has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. As for Doddridge County, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-7.
Madonna does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Doddridge County, they will face off against Tug Valley at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Tug Valley is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Doddridge County will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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