It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Marianna can now relate to. They lost 52-26 to the Florida State University High School Seminoles on Friday. The Bulldogs have struggled against the Seminoles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the defeat, Marianna saw an underclassman step up: freshman Dessiah Gee went 5 for 10 en route to 13 points. That was a full 50% of Marianna's points, marking the sixth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Florida State University High School was led to victory by Makiyah McHenry and Tori Davis. McHenry went 6 of 14 to rack up 16 points and four steals, while Davis dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. What's more, McHenry also posted a 50% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2024. Traniha Jackson was another key player, putting up seven assists and five steals.
Marianna's loss dropped their record down to 9-15. As for Florida State University High School, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Marianna nor Florida State University High School have any future games scheduled.
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