Basketball Game Preview: Marietta Blue Devils vs. North Cobb Warriors

The Marietta Blue Devils will challenge the North Cobb Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Marietta and five for North Cobb.

Marietta is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since December 7, 2024 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Cherokee by a score of 61-58. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Warriors are ranked seventh).

Despite the loss, Marietta saw an underclassman step up: freshman Leah DeWitt dropped a double-double on 31 points and 14 rebounds. The game was DeWitt's 21st in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Everett, who went 5 for 12 on her way to 13 points and five boards.

Meanwhile, North Cobb ended up a good deal behind Wheeler on Wednesday and lost 52-35.

North Cobb's defeat dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Marietta, their loss dropped their record down to 11-10.

Marietta beat North Cobb 50-39 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Does Marietta have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Cobb turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.