Basketball Game Preview: Marshall County Tigers vs. Tullahoma Wildcats

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Marshall County Tigers face off against the Tullahoma Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday... One thing working in Marshall County's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 19 contests.

Marshall County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Franklin County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Marshall County blew Franklin County out of the water with an 84-44 final score. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Tigers had established a 23 point advantage.

Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Tullahoma's strategy against Giles County on Tuesday. Everything went Tullahoma's way against Giles County as Tullahoma made off with a 58-36 victory. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 20 points or more this season.

Marshall County better keep an eye on Xavier Farrell. He was instrumental in Tullahoma's win, going 8 of 20 on his way to 19 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Tinnon, who went 6 for 12 en route to 14 points and eight boards.

Marshall County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.6 points per game. As for Tullahoma, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 20-3.

Marshall County came up short against Tullahoma when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 73-63. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Farrell, who went 13 of 19 on his way to 43 points. Now that Marshall County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.