Brilliant is 0-10 against Marion County since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Brilliant Tigers will face off against the Marion County Red Raiders at 6:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Brilliant has struggled recently with six defeats in a row, while Marion County will arrive with four straight victories.
Brilliant suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were dealt a 96-36 loss at the hands of Marion County. While losing is never fun, Brilliant can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 425th, while Marion County is ranked 95th).
Brilliant has not been sharp recently, as they've lost eight of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. As for Marion County, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season.
Brilliant was taken down by Marion County 96-36 in their previous matchup on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marion County's Tye Madison, who went 8 for 13 from beyond the arc en route to 40 points and 3 assists. Now that Brilliant knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
