Marlington has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Marlington was fully in charge, breezing past Holy Name 63-19 at home. Given Marlington's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 233rd, while Holy Name is ranked 530th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but St. Vincent-St. Mary had no problem doing just that on Friday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 98-9 victory over the Wolverines. St. Vincent-St. Mary's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Marlington's win bumped their record up to 10-13. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-5.
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