Preview: Marion County Eagles vs. Southland Academy Raiders
The Marion County Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Southland Academy Raiders at 6:00 p.m. on December 1st. Hopefully Marion County focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Friday.
Marion County couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 40-33 to Mary Persons.
Despite the defeat, Marion County had strong showings from Valencia Alridge, who scored 9 points, and Taylor Montgomery, who scored 8 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Southland Academy was just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 49-48 to Lakeside School.
Marion County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-1. As for Southland Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Marion County came up short against Southland Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 53-41. Can Marion County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
