Bulldogs
| 02/07/25 vs Jemison | 67 |
| 02/04/25 vs Holtville | 100 |
| 01/29/25 @ Pelham | 32 |
| 01/25/25 vs Booker T. Washington Magnet | 70 |
| 01/24/25 @ Wetumpka | 60 |
| + 19 more games |
Marbury is 0-6 against Shelby County since February of 2018 but things could change on Thursday. The Marbury Bulldogs will take on the Shelby County Wildcats at 9:00 a.m. Marbury is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.4 points per game this season.
Marbury is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They blew past Jemison, posting a 67-32 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Panthers are ranked 270th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
It was another big night for Gabrielle Brown, who went 6 for 14 to rack up 14 points along with six assists and six boards. Nunu Jernigan was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds.
Marbury smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in 15 consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Shelby County had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 48-30 win over the Panthers.
Marbury is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 36.3 points. As for Shelby County, their victory bumped their record up to 19-6.
Marbury was dealt a bruising 80-38 loss at the hands of Shelby County when the teams last played back in February of 2020. Can Marbury avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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