South Laurel dropped to 2-3 to begin the season for the first time since the 2013-14 campaign after falling on the road to Madison Southern, 84-73, on Tuesday.
Despite knocking down 10 3-pointers, the Cardinals had trouble containing the Eagles’ trio of Zach Hudson, Braden Hudson, and Jay Rose.
Zach Hudson led the way for Madison Southern with 29 points while Braden Hudson finished with 19 points, and Rose added 15 points.
The Eagles led 22-21 at the end of the first quarter but South Laurel’s Josh Steele hit two 3-pointers, and scored eight points in the second frame to allow the Cardinals to only trail, 41-40, at halftime.
Madison Southern outscored the Cardinals, 23-17, in the third quarter to take a 64-57 advantage into the final eight minutes of play.
Parker Payne scored seven of his team-high 20 points during the third quarter while Jordan Mabe, who scored nine of his 15 points in the first quarter, added four points during the period.
The Eagles wrapped up the win during the fourth quarter by hitting 9-of-11 free throw attempts down the stretch.
South Laurel’s Eli Gover scored seven of his 14 points in the fourth quarter. Ashton Garland added five points while the Cardinals were 6-of-10 from the free-throw line during the period.
South Laurel will be back in action Friday at home against Knox Central. The game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start.
