It was a proper cat-fight when Paris faced off against Marshall on Friday. The Paris Tigers took a 60-52 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Marshall Lions. The Tigers have struggled against the Lions recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Payton McGuire continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Marshall, going 8 of 14 en route to 25 points. With that strong performance, McGuire is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Bentley Delp, who went 5 for 12 on his way to 16 points.
Paris' defeat dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Marshall, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Paris didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 71-48 victory against Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on the 14th. Marshall has also already played their next game, a 62-54 win against South Putnam on the 14th.
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