The Marathon Dolphins's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Palmer Trinity by a score of 59-56. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Marathon lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being XAVIER GRANT, who scored 17 points along with seven rebounds. YANIEL GARCIA was another key contributor, scoring 17 points.
Graham Yanowitch continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Palmer Trinity, scoring 27 points along with eight rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Yanowitch has scored at least 25% of Palmer Trinity's points. Another player making a difference was Jake Keller, who scored 15 points.
Marathon has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-12 record this season. As for Palmer Trinity, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-7.
Marathon won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Keys Gate at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. Keys Gate and Marathon are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. Palmer Trinity won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Monsignor Pace at 5:00 p.m. on January 10th. Hopefully Monsignor Pace focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 13 on Monday.
