Preview: Tuscarawas Valley Trojans vs. Marlington Dukes
The Tuscarawas Valley Trojans's homestand continues as they prepare to take on the Marlington Dukes at 7:30 p.m. on February 20th. Hopefully Tuscarawas Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 on Saturday.
On Saturday, Tuscarawas Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 53-49 to Strasburg-Franklin.
The losing side was boosted by John Leffler, who scored 17 points along with five rebounds and four blocks. That was a full 34.7% of Tuscarawas Valley's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Cole Kuykendall was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, Marlington beat Garfield Community Learning Center 60-50 on Friday.
Tuscarawas Valley dropped their record down to 9-12 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Marlington, the victory got them back to even at 10-10.
Things could have been worse for Tuscarawas Valley, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-44 loss to Marlington in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will Tuscarawas Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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