The Marietta Tigers will take on the Margaretta Polar Bears at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Margaretta will be up against a hot Marietta squad: the team just extended their winning streak to 15. Marietta blew past Point Pleasant, posting a 66-16 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked first in Ohio, while the Big Blacks are ranked 621st in West Virginia), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Margaretta came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They breezed by the Redskins to the tune of 62-25. The Polar Bears' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Marietta's win was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0. As for Margaretta, their victory bumped their record up to 12-3.
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