The Howland Tigers will take on the Marlington Dukes at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Howland has three straight victories, Marlington has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Wednesday, Howland beat Boardman 51-44.
Meanwhile, Marlington suffered their closest loss since December 19, 2023 on Wednesday. They fell just short of Canton Central Catholic by a score of 51-48.
Marlington's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-13. As for Howland, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-10 record this season.
Howland strolled past Marlington in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 55-39. Will Howland repeat their success, or does Marlington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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