Basketball Recap: Marion County Picks Up Sixth Consecutive Win

Mustangs

Previous 6 Games

02/03/25 @ Knox County	51-39
01/31/25 vs Mark Twain	72-37
01/30/25 vs Brashear	70-41
01/28/25 vs Atlanta	70-57
01/24/25 @ La Plata	59-41
01/22/25 vs Knox County	67-50

Marion County entered their tilt with Knox County on Monday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Knox County Eagles by a score of 51-39. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 268th, while the Eagles are ranked 545th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Marion County is also on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.1 points per game. As for Knox County, their loss was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-16.

Marion County will square off against North Shelby at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Knox County has already played their next game (against Brashear), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.