Basketball Preview: Marcus Marauders vs. Heritage Coyotes
The Marcus Marauders will square off against the Heritage Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Heritage took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Marcus, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, everything went Marcus' way against Colleyville Heritage as Marcus made off with a 54-31 victory.
Meanwhile, Heritage came up short against Lovejoy last Monday and fell 39-30. The Coyotes haven't had much luck with the Leopards recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Heritage might have lost, but man, Jadyn Middleton was a machine: she earned 19 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. What's more, Middleton also racked up four threes, the most she's had since back in January.
Even though they lost, Heritage smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging NaN offensive rebounds per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 0.
Marcus has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Heritage, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Everything went Marcus' way against Heritage in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, as Marcus made off with a 55-31 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Middleton, who went 6 for 15 en route to 14 points plus two blocks. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Marcus still be able to contain Middleton? There's only one way to find out.
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