Etowah was the 49-37 winner over Marietta when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Etowah Eagles fell just short of the Marietta Blue Devils by a score of 39-37 on Tuesday. The contest marked the Eagles' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Marietta found their leader in freshman Leah DeWitt, who went 7 for 13 en route to 20 points and five boards. DeWitt's evening made it 24 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kennedi Cox, who posted seven points.
Etowah has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-7 record this season. As for Marietta, their victory bumped their record up to 13-11.
Etowah will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Wheeler at 6:00 p.m. Etowah is facing Wheeler at the right time seeing as Wheeler is stuck on a three-game losing streak. Marietta has already played their next contest (against Walton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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