Basketball Game Preview: Marshall Eagles vs. Canyon Comanches

By Team Reports Feb 12, 2024, 3:01am

Preview: Marshall Eagles vs. Canyon Comanches

The Marshall Eagles will face off against the Canyon Comanches at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marshall comes in on seven and Canyon on four.

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Marshall had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They secured a 51-47 W over the Panthers.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marshall to victory, but perhaps none more so than Destiny Ihiaso, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Madelyn Degooyer, who scored 17 points.

Meanwhile, Canyon made easy work of Marina on Saturday and carried off a 70-46 victory. 70 seems to be a good number for Canyon as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.

Marshall pushed their record up to 20-7 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Canyon, their win bumped their record up to 19-11.