Vision is on a ten-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, Marsing a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. Vision will host the Marsing Huskies at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Thursday, Vision had to suffer through a 70-39 loss at the hands of New Plymouth.
Meanwhile, Marsing lost to Melba on the road by a 75-58 margin on Thursday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Huskies still had to take the loss.
Vision will have to keep a close watch on Juan Ponce and Teagan Kinney, a pair of players who had a big impact on Marsing's prior game. Ponce posted 27 points and seven steals, while Kinney almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds. The match was Ponce's fifth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Dresden Wood, who scored nine points.
Even though they lost, Marsing smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in 16 consecutive contests.
Vision's loss dropped their record down to 3-16. As for Marsing, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-9.
Vision was taken down by Marsing 63-33 in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kinney, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten boards. Now that Vision knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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