The John Marshall Monarchs are taking a road trip to take on the Union Local Jets at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. John Marshall is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
John Marshall might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 56-37 to Wheeling Park, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 672nd, while the Patriots are ranked 53rd).
Meanwhile, Union Local came up short against St. Clairsville on Friday and fell 63-52. The Jets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
John Marshall's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Union Local, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Things could have been worse for John Marshall, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 76-60 loss to Union Local in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Union Local's Billy Schumacher, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. Now that John Marshall knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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