Basketball Game Preview: Brookside Cardinals vs. Marlington Dukes

The Brookside Cardinals will challenge the Marlington Dukes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Brookside's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 matchups.

It was a proper cat-fight when Brookside duked it out with Norton on Friday. Brookside really took it to Norton for the full four quarters, racking up an 84-54 win. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marlington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 64-51 victory over Coventry on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Dukes in their matchups with the Comets: they've now won three in a row.

Brookside has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.3 points. Marlington's victory bumped their record up to 14-9.