Basketball Recap: Marietta Finds Home Court Redemption Against International Sports Academy

There's no place like home for Marietta, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They walked away with a 65-55 victory over the International Sports Academy - on Thursday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 131st, while the - are ranked 598th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Marietta is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for International Sports Academy, they are on a 15-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-9.

The two teams are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. Marietta will challenge Athens at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for International Sports Academy, they are taking a road trip to challenge Steubenville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.