Great Hearts Northern Oaks is 1-6 against the Bulldogs since January of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Great Hearts Northern Oaks Griffins will look to defend their home court against the Marion Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Great Hearts Northern Oaks strolled past the Ro-Hawks with points to spare, taking the game 79-64. The win made it back-to-back wins for Great Hearts Northern Oaks.
It was another big night for Caden Collins, who scored 25 points along with six assists and two steals. He hasn't dropped below 17 points for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Ryan Matson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Marion stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They breezed by Nixon-Smiley at home to the tune of 66-35.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season. As for Marion, their win bumped their record up to 19-7.
Great Hearts Northern Oaks didn't have too much breathing room in their match against the Bulldogs in their previous meeting back in January, but they still walked away with a 66-61 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Marion's Braeden Fleming, who scored 25 points along with two steals. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Great Hearts Northern Oaks still be able to contain Fleming? There's only one way to find out.
