The Marist War Eagles will face off against the Tucker Tigers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Tucker will be up against a hot Marist squad: the team just extended their winning streak to seven. Marist claimed a resounding 72-34 win over Lithonia. Given the War Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 104th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 367th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Tucker was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Druid Hills 101-56. That's two games straight that the Tigers have won by exactly 45 points.
Tucker is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.9 points over those games. As for Marist, their victory bumped their record up to 19-7.
Marist didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Tucker when the teams last played last Tuesday, but they still walked away with a 57-53 win. Does Marist have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tucker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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