Basketball Game Preview: Poth Pirates vs. Marion Bulldogs

By Team Reports Feb 25, 2024, 2:19am

Preview: Poth Pirates vs. Marion Bulldogs

The Poth Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Marion Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Poth had no problem doing just that on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 65-49 victory over the Raiders. The victory was familiar territory for Poth who now have three in a row.

Meanwhile, even though Crystal City scored an imposing 72 points on Friday, Marion still came out on top. Marion took their contest against Crystal City 81-72. The win made it back-to-back wins for Marion.

Poth has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for Marion, their victory bumped their record up to 23-9.

Poth was able to grind out a solid victory over Marion in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 49-38. Will Poth repeat their success, or does Marion have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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