Basketball Recap: Dayten Marion's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Jefferson-Morgan over Chartiers-Houston

If Jefferson-Morgan was riding high fresh off their 64-33 takedown of Carmichaels last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Jefferson-Morgan Rockets took a hard 55-38 fall against the Chartiers-Houston Buccaneers on Tuesday. The game marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Jefferson-Morgan's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dayten Marion, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 12 points in addition to seven boards and five blocks. Marion has been hot, having posted two or more blocks the last five times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Houston Guesman, who posted ten points and three steals.

Jefferson-Morgan's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Chartiers-Houston, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2.

Jefferson-Morgan will head out to face off against Waynesburg Central at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Chartiers-Houston, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Fort Cherry at 7:30 p.m. Chartiers-Houston knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully Fort Cherry likes a good challenge.