The Marceline Tigers will square off against the Meadville Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Marceline: they have been struggling with seven straight losses at home dating back to last season, while Meadville has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Two weeks ago, Marceline had to suffer through a 71-29 loss at the hands of Maysville. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 164th).
Meanwhile, Meadville didn't have too much trouble with Grundy County/Newtown-Harris on Thursday as they won 59-44. The Eagles pushed the score to 51-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Marceline's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Meadville, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Marceline lost to Meadville at home by a decisive 54-38 margin when the teams last played back in January. Will Marceline have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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