Basketball Game Preview: Marietta Blue Devils vs. Walton Raiders

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Previous 5 Games

01/14/25 - Home	57-33 W
02/01/22 - Away	48-29 W
01/14/22 - Home	59-51 W
01/29/21 - Home	53-50 W
01/12/21 - Away	77-57 W

Marietta has gone 5-0 against Walton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Marietta Blue Devils will challenge the Walton Raiders at 6:00 p.m. Marietta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 53.9 points per game this season.

Marietta will head into Tuesday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a 26-point loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Etowah 39-37. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Blue Devils have posted since January 30, 2024.

Marietta found their leader in freshman Leah DeWitt, who went 7 of 13 en route to 20 points and five boards. That makes it 15 consecutive games in which DeWitt has scored at least a third of Marietta's points. Kennedi Cox was another key player, putting up seven points.

Meanwhile, Walton came up short against North Cobb on Friday and fell 37-29.

Walton's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Marietta, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.

Everything went Marietta's way against Walton when the teams last played back in January, as Marietta made off with a 57-33 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marietta since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.