Basketball Game Preview: Marshall Cardinals vs. Waterloo Pirates

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Previous Games

02/13/24 - Home	80-63 W
01/18/24 - Away	67-66 W
02/03/23 - Home	68-36 W
01/06/23 - Away	74-40 W
02/24/22 - Home	76-29 W
+ 5 more games

Marshall is 10-0 against Waterloo since February of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Marshall Cardinals will challenge the Waterloo Pirates at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marshall has five straight wins, Waterloo has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Tuesday, Marshall didn't have too much trouble with Columbus as they won 78-59.

Meanwhile, Waterloo had to suffer through a 108-53 loss at the hands of Lodi. While losing is never fun, the Pirates can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 477th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 110th).

Marshall's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.2 points per game. As for Waterloo, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.

Marshall strolled past Waterloo in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a score of 80-63. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.