Madison won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Wednesday. They came up short against the Asheville Cougars, falling 92-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (64), the Patriots still had to take the loss.
When it comes to explaining why Madison lost, don't look at Gavin Gault. Despite the final result, he went 10 for 16 on his way to 32 points. Gault continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Jason Eighmey was another key player, almost dropping a double-double on 14 points and nine rebounds.
Asheville had a senior duo take command as Andre Thomas went 10 of 15 en route to 21 points and five steals and Elijah Cox went 7 for 11 on his way to 16 points and eight assists. Those eight assists gave Cox a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ford Daniels, who went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points and seven boards.
Madison now has a losing record at 8-9. As for Asheville, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-14.
Madison has already played their next match, a 66-28 win against NCSSM: Morganton on the 24th. As for Asheville, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 72-53 defeat against Erwin on the 28th.
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