Basketball Game Recap: Brilliant Tigers vs. Marion County Red Raiders

By Team Reports Dec 14, 2023, 1:04pm

Recap: Brilliant Tigers vs. Marion County Red Raiders

The Brilliant Tigers lost against the Marion County Red Raiders back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Brilliant was the victim of a rough 63-38 defeat at the hands of Marion County. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Brilliant in their matchups with Marion County: they've now lost eight in a row.

It was another big night for Tye Madison, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds for Marion County. The contest was Madison's sixth in a row with at least ten points. Joe Aldridge was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with five rebounds.

Brilliant now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Marion County, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Brilliant will take on Vina at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Vina is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'. Marion County won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Lynn at 3:00 p.m. on December 9th. Hopefully Lynn focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Friday.