Rutherford hasn't had much luck against Marianna recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Rutherford Rams will head out to take on the Marianna Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rutherford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 57-53 win over Port St. Joe on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Marianna waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 52-39 victory over the Pirates.
Marianna relied on the efforts of Rj Mayes, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and eight steals, and Mason Mobley, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. With that strong performance, Mayes is now averaging an impressive 3 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Nykavian Bradley, who scored 13 points.
Marianna's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Rutherford, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Rutherford, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 69-50 loss to Marianna in their previous matchup back in February. Thankfully for Rutherford, Tra'Jan Spears (who earned 20 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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