The Marbury Bulldogs will face off against the Booker T. Washington Magnet Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Marbury's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six contests.
Last Friday, Marbury was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 72-67 to Chilton County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (56), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
01/17/25 @ Chilton County | 15 |
12/05/24 vs Stanhope Elmore | 12 |
11/14/24 @ Autaugaville | 12 |
12/12/24 vs Prattville Christian Academy | 10 |
11/13/24 @ Stanhope Elmore | 9 |
Despite their defeat, Marbury saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Jason Crenshaw, who posted 15 points, was perhaps the best of all. The dominant performance gave Crenshaw a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jamar Brown, who earned 14 points.
Meanwhile, Booker T. Washington Magnet lost to Alabama Christian Academy on the road by a 58-41 margin on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Eagles are ranked 204th).
Booker T. Washington Magnet has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-17 record this season. As for Marbury, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Everything came up roses for Marbury against Booker T. Washington Magnet when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the team secured a 70-42 win. In that matchup, Marbury amassed a halftime lead of 40-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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