Marshall proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 42) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Arcola Purple Riders, sneaking past 52-50. For the Lions, this counts as revenge for the 45-41 win the Purple Riders walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2023.
Marshall's victory bumped their record up to 14-11. As for Arcola, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 16-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marshall has already played their next match (against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Arcola will venture away from home to challenge Argenta-Oreana at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Arcola is facing Argenta-Oreana at the right time seeing as Argenta-Oreana is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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