The Greensboro Raiders will head out to square off against the Marengo Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Greensboro is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They snuck past Sumter Central with a 68-63 victory last Friday.
Meanwhile, Marengo came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Tigers as they made off with a 55-34 win. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-15.
Greensboro better focus on containing Jordan Moore and DeVontae Tucker as the pair were huge in Marengo's win. Moore went 7 of 10 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points and three steals, while Tucker dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 boards. The contest was Tucker's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Omar Autery, who posted six points and 12 rebounds.
Marengo was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Marengo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Greensboro, the victory got them back to even at 6-6.
Greensboro didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Marengo when the teams last played back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 56-50 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Greensboro since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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