The Monroe Central Seminoles will square off against the Marietta Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Monroe Central is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Caldwell: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Monroe Central blew Caldwell out of the water with a 69-40 final score. The Seminoles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 28 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Marietta entered their tilt with John Glenn on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They pulled ahead with a 64-63 photo finish over the Little Muskies. The win was all the more spectacular given the Tigers' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Little Muskies are ranked 29th).
Marietta pushed their record up to 11-2 with the victory, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points per game. As for Monroe Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season.
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