Preview: Mardela Warriors vs. Pocomoke Warriors
After three games on the road, Mardela is heading back home. They will take on the Pocomoke Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 56-20, which was the final score in Mardela's tilt against Decatur on Tuesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mardela in their matchups with Decatur: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Pocomoke's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. Their rough 85-65 defeat to Snow Hill might stick with them for a while. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Despite the defeat, Pocomoke got a solid performance out of Donyae Washington, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 22 rebounds. Washington hasn't dropped below nine rebounds for 19 straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Alayah Thornton, who scored eight points along with seven assists and five rebounds.
Mardela dropped their record down to 4-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those losses could be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 16.5 points per game. As for Pocomoke, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
Mardela took a serious blow against Pocomoke when the teams last played back in January, falling 51-10. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Mardela knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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