Basketball Game Preview: Naples Big Green Machines vs. Marion Black Knights

The Naples Big Green Machines will challenge the Marion Black Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

On Friday, Naples lost to Andover at home by a 65-50 margin.

Meanwhile, Marion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 32nd straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 89-14 loss at the hands of Red Creek. While losing is never fun, the Black Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 847th, while the Rams are ranked 298th).

Naples' defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.

Everything came up roses for Naples against Marion in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured an 80-27 victory. Will Naples repeat their success, or does Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.