Basketball Recap: Marietta Takes a Loss

Marietta was the 39-37 winner over Etowah when they last played one another last Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Marietta Blue Devils fell just short of the Etowah Eagles by a score of 53-51 on Friday. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Leah DeWitt

Points

01/24/25 vs North Cobb	35
01/20/25 vs Hardaway	33
11/12/24 vs Lithia Springs	33
01/22/25 vs Cherokee	31
11/14/24 vs Douglas County	31
+ 23 more games

Despite the defeat, Marietta saw an underclassman step up: freshman Leah DeWitt went 10-for-21 to rack up 30 points. DeWitt is becoming a predictor of Marietta's success: when she posts at least 25 points the team is 11-5 (and 4-8 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Everett, who posted 12 points.

Even though they lost, Marietta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.

Marietta's record is now 15-13. As for Etowah, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.

As of now, neither Marietta nor Etowah have any future games scheduled.