Basketball Recap: Marengo Beats Choctaw County for Their Fourth Straight Win

Panthers

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 @ Choctaw County	33
01/07/25 vs Choctaw County	24
12/20/24 vs Johnson	15
12/17/24 @ Linden	3
12/10/24 vs Clarke County	-2

Marengo waltzed into their game on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Choctaw County Tigers 52-28. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 24 points or more this season.

Marengo is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Choctaw County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-10.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marengo will head out to challenge Shields at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Marengo's defense has only allowed 28.4 points per game this season, so Shields' offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Choctaw County, they will venture away from home to face off against University Charter at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Choctaw County is facing University Charter at the right time seeing as University Charter is stuck on a four-game losing streak.