West Marion is 0-10 against St. Patrick since January of 2015 but things could change on Tuesday. The West Marion Trojans will welcome the St. Patrick Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m.
West Marion is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They opened the new year with a less-than-successful 70-63 loss to Our Lady Academy. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 250th, while the Crescents are ranked 111th).
Meanwhile, St. Patrick came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Chiefs by a score of 32-21.
St. Patrick's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-4. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.1 points per game. As for West Marion, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-12.
West Marion suffered a grim 57-34 defeat to St. Patrick when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will West Marion have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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