Lithonia is 0-5 against Marist since November of 2014 but things could change on Tuesday. The Lithonia Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Marist War Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Lithonia sitting on four straight victories and Marist on five.
Lithonia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 74-27 win over Towers. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matches by 26 points or more this season.
12/31/24 vs Towers | 20 |
11/22/24 vs Stone Mountain | 19 |
12/17/24 @ Tucker | 17 |
11/10/23 vs Lakeside | 14 |
12/06/24 vs Clarkston | 13 |
Lithonia got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Jamiah Dale out in front who went 7 of 16 on her way to 20 points in addition to eight boards and three steals. Those 20 points gave Dale a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Myiah Cutler, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 17 points along with eight steals and five boards.
Lithonia smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 20 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Marist is ranked highly in their home state and on Tuesday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Webb. Marist sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 42-39 win over Webb.
Marist is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2 record this season. As for Lithonia, their victory bumped their record up to 9-4.
Lithonia was dealt a bruising 63-16 defeat at the hands of Marist in their previous matchup back in February of 2016. Will Lithonia have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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