Central Magnet lost against Marshall County back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Central Magnet were beaten by the Marshall County Tigers 88-43. While losing is never fun, Central Magnet can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while Marshall County is ranked 93rd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Marshall County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jabrae Howard, who went 8 for 11 en route to 18 points and three steals. Kel Ford was another key player, going 9 of 12 on his way to 20 points.
Central Magnet has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-21 record this season. As for Marshall County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-6.
Coming up, Central Magnet will head out to square off against Giles County at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marshall County, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers duke it out with the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Marshall County knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 22 contests -- so hopefully Lawrence County likes a good challenge.
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