The Marlington Dukes will take on the Carrollton Warriors at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Marlington is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Marlington is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Rootstown on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marlington lost 61-38 to Rootstown. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 495th, while the Rovers are ranked 49th).
Meanwhile, Carrollton unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Monday. They took a 45-36 hit to the loss column at the hands of Tri-Valley.
Marlington's loss dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Carrollton, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-3.
Things could have been worse for Marlington, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 47-32 loss to Carrollton in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Will Marlington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
