Basketball Recap: Marietta Takes a Loss

On Monday, the Marietta Blue Devils lost to the Hardaway Hawks on the road by a 67-51 margin. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Despite the loss, Marietta saw an underclassman step up: freshman Leah DeWitt went 12 for 29 on her way to 33 points and eight boards. DeWitt's afternoon made it 20 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Everett, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Hardaway to victory, but perhaps none more so than Rhianna Boynton, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 17 boards. Boynton has been hot, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times she's played. Another player making a difference was Mikayla Johnson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards.

Marietta's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Hardaway, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season.

Marietta didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-58 loss against Cherokee on the 22nd. Hardaway has also already played their next game, an 81-42 victory against Columbus on the 25th.