The Marion County Warriors will square off against the Smith County Owls on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Marion County came up short against Sequatchie County and fell 69-61. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (55), the Warriors still had to take the loss.
Zaiden Humphrey
| 02/20/26 vs Sequatchie County | 15 |
| 01/23/26 vs Sequatchie County | 12 |
| 01/09/26 @ Sequatchie County | 6 |
| 12/12/25 @ Dade County | 4 |
Marion County's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jordan Potoski, who shot 42% from the field on his way to 21 points, and Zaiden Humphrey, who went 5-for-11 en route to 15 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Humphrey continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Hanley Bell was another key player, putting up 11 points and three steals.
Smith County hadn't beaten Cannon County on the road since January 27, 2023 but that history sure didn't bother them on Tuesday. The Owls managed a 62-58 win over the Lions.
This is the second loss in a row for Marion County and nudges their season record down to 9-14-1. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.0 points over those games. As for Smith County, their victory bumped their record up to 17-11.
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