The Madison Dragons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight loss. They fell 44-31 to Neligh-Oakdale. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Madison in their matchups with Neligh-Oakdale: they've now lost four in a row.
Despite the loss, Madison saw an underclassman step up: Salena Duinkerken scored 14 points along with eight rebounds. That was a full 45.2% of Madison's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Madison smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Neligh-Oakdale only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Hailey Horstmann was her usual excellent self, scoring 17 points for Neligh-Oakdale. McKenna Boggs was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds.
Madison has not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-11 record this season. As for Neligh-Oakdale, their victory bumped their record up to 4-13.
Madison won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against West Point-Beemer at 6:00 p.m. on February 6th. Hopefully West Point-Beemer focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 17 last Saturday. As for Neligh-Oakdale, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Bloomfield on February 6th. Hopefully Neligh-Oakdale focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Monday.
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