Basketball Recap: Center Point-Urbana Skates Past Marion with Ease

Stormin' Pointers

Margin (Wins)

12/10/24 @ South Tama County	62
01/11/25 vs Lincoln	46
11/26/24 vs Independence	39
01/17/25 vs Marion	37
12/13/24 vs Vinton-Shellsburg	36
01/10/25 vs Grinnell	21

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mt. Vernon, Center Point-Urbana was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Marion Wolves 67-30. The Stormin' Pointers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.

Center Point-Urbana pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 21.3 points per game. As for Marion, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6.

Center Point-Urbana has already played their next game (against West Delaware), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marion will face off against Mt. Vernon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Vernon will roll in looking for their 13th straight win, something Marion surely won't give up without a fight.