There's no place like home for Malone, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They walked away with a 41-33 victory over the Marianna Bulldogs on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Tigers: when they faced off against the Bulldogs back in January, they had to take a 43-39 defeat.
Malone found their leader in freshman Belicia Faust, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 18 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Janiya Brelove, who posted five points in addition to 12 rebounds and five assists.
Malone smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive boards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marianna only pulled down four offensive rebounds.
Marianna lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dessiah Gee, who earned 12 points. That was a full 36.4% of Marianna's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Harmoni Gibson was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.
Malone has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-10 record this season. As for Marianna, they dropped their record down to 8-14 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Malone has already played their next contest (against Liberty County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Marianna has already played their next game, a 55-46 win against Gadsden County on the 6th.
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