Lithonia is 0-6 against Marist since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Lithonia Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Marist War Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Lithonia took a blow against Southwest DeKalb, falling 70-20. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 262nd, while the Panthers are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Marist entered their tilt with Northview on Wednesday with 13 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 14. They blew past the Titans 67-44. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the War Eagles had established a 21 point advantage.
Marist's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-2. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.8 points per game. As for Lithonia, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-10.
Lithonia took a serious blow against Marist in their previous matchup back in January, falling 85-33. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Lithonia was down 50-15.
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