Basketball Preview: Pelham Panthers vs. Marbury Bulldogs
The Pelham Panthers will take on the Marbury Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Pelham has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Pelham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Montevallo to the tune of 73-12 on Friday. With the Panthers ahead 38-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, Marbury waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 56-43 victory over the Mustangs. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Mustangs are ranked 223rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marbury's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Gabrielle Brown, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Brown is now averaging an impressive 2.3 steals per game. Another player making a difference was Nunu Jernigan, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds.
Marbury smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Marbury pushed their record up to 8-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Pelham, they now have a winning record of 6-5.
Pelham didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Marbury in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. Does Pelham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marbury turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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