The Mars Hill Bible Panthers will take on the Marion County Red Raiders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marion County will be up against a hot Mars Hill Bible squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. Mars Hill Bible blew past Sheffield, posting a 71-41 win. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 73rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 282nd), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Marion County on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Brilliant out of the water with a 73-32 final score. The Red Raiders pushed the score to 55-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Tigers had no chance of recovering from.
Marion County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Mars Hill Bible, their victory bumped their record up to 14-4.
Everything came up roses for Mars Hill Bible against Marion County in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 66-29 win. In that match, Mars Hill Bible amassed a halftime lead of 45-16, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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