The Marlington Dukes will challenge the New Philadelphia Quakers at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Marlington is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for Marlington against Alliance as the team secured a 52-6 win.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday New Philadelphia sidestepped Ashland for a 45-43 victory. The win was all the more spectacular given the Quakers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 265th, while the Arrows are ranked 86th).
New Philadelphia has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for Marlington, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-10.
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