Marion-Franklin hasn't had much luck against Eastmoor Academy recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Marion-Franklin Red Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Eastmoor Academy Warriors at 1:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Marion-Franklin is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 11th straight game on Thursday. They took a 71-64 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mifflin.
Meanwhile, Eastmoor Academy had just enough and edged Beechcroft out 61-59 on Thursday.
Eastmoor Academy found their leader in sophomore Dekar Moultry, who dropped a double-double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. Those 15 boards set a new season-high mark for Moultry. Another player making a difference was Gabe Wooden, who posted seven points in addition to nine rebounds and six assists.
Eastmoor Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 10-11 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.6 points over those games. As for Marion-Franklin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-19.
Marion-Franklin was taken down by Eastmoor Academy 80-39 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moultry, who almost dropped a triple-double with 31 points, 12 boards, and nine blocks. Now that Marion-Franklin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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