Marion County is on a three-game streak of home losses, Furlow Charter School a 29-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. Both will face off at 6:30 p.m. without much rest having both just played. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Marion County came up into this matchup off a tough 27-point loss on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Schley County by a score of 47-44 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered since January 7th.
Meanwhile, Furlow Charter School was beaten by Chattahoochee County 87-24 on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 580th, while the Panthers are ranked 237th).
Marion County's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Furlow Charter School, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-21.
Everything came up roses for Marion County against Furlow Charter School when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 67-29 win. Does Marion County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Furlow Charter School turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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