The Madison County Mountaineers will square off against the Strasburg Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Madison County is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 56 points back in December of 2024, they were much more limited against Luray on Friday. 2025 welcomed they with a 55-30 loss courtesy of the Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Mountaineers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 135th).
Meanwhile, Strasburg didn't have quite enough to beat Clarke County on Saturday and fell 45-43. The Rams have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Madison County's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Strasburg, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Madison County was able to grind out a solid win over Strasburg in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, winning 57-50. Does Madison County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Strasburg turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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