On Tuesday, Nettleton faced Marion in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Nettleton Raiders fell 67-54 to the Marion Patriots. That makes it the first time this season the Raiders have let down their home crowd.
Nettleton's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 5-1 and their overall record down to 16-2. As for Marion, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-6.
Looking ahead, Nettleton will square off against Greene County Tech at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Marion, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Searcy at 7:30 p.m.
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