The Marlington Dukes are taking a road trip to challenge the West Branch Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Marlington is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Marlington was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 45-40 to Northwest. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 485th, while the Indians are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, West Branch's undefeated season came to an end after six games on Wednesday. They took a 51-33 bruising from Austintown-Fitch. The loss put an end to the Warriors' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, West Branch fell to 6-1. As for Marlington, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Marlington ended up a good deal behind West Branch in their previous meeting back in January, losing 45-26. Can Marlington avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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