Marietta won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They came up short against the Cherokee Warriors, falling 71-49. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Warriors are ranked fifth).
Marietta's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Leah DeWitt, who almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds, and Kyann Senior, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 19 rebounds. That was a full 46.9% of Marietta's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Everett, who scored ten points in addition to seven rebounds.
Even though they lost, Marietta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in January.
Marietta dropped their record down to 5-3 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cherokee, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-1.
Marietta won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Murray County at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Murray County will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Marietta surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cherokee, they also won't have to wait long for more action: they'll face off against West Forsyth at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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