Having just played yesterday, the Marietta Blue Devils will get right back to it and host the Cherokee Warriors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marietta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.4 points per game this season.
On Monday, Marietta lost to Hardaway on the road by a 67-51 margin. The Blue Devils have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/20/25 vs Hardaway | 33 |
| 01/18/25 vs Webb | 20 |
| 01/17/25 @ Wheeler | 23 |
| 01/14/25 vs Walton | 25 |
| 01/09/25 @ Etowah | 22 |
Despite the defeat, Marietta saw an underclassman step up: freshman Leah DeWitt went 12 for 29 on her way to 33 points and eight boards. The match was DeWitt's 20th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Mckenzie Everett, who posted 12 points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Cherokee had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Everything went their way against the Raiders as they made off with a 61-39 victory. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 22 points or more this season.
Cherokee is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. As for Marietta, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Marietta might still be hurting after the 71-49 defeat they got from Cherokee when the teams last played back in December of 2024. Will Marietta have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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