Marietta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 59-57 heartbreaker at the hands of the North Cobb Warriors. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Blue Devils still had to take the loss.
Merrick Ham
| 01/24/25 vs North Cobb | 24 |
| 01/04/25 vs Galloway | 18 |
| 01/18/25 @ Campbell | 16 |
| 12/17/24 vs Mount Vernon | 15 |
| 01/21/25 vs Cherokee | 13 |
Despite the loss, Marietta saw an underclassman step up: freshman Merrick Ham went 8 of 20 on his way to 24 points and seven boards. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Ham has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Braylon Whitfield, who posted ten points.
Marietta's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for North Cobb, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-15.
Marietta has already played their next contest, a 77-60 victory against North Paulding on the 28th. As for North Cobb, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-46 loss against Walton on the 31st.
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