Marion County hasn't had much luck against Macon County recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Marion County Eagles will welcome the Macon County Bulldogs at 2:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Marion County is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing Crawford County: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Marion County blew Crawford County out of the water with a 66-28 final score. Marion County pushed the score to 44-19 by the end of the third, a deficit Crawford County had little chance of recovering from.

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Marion County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sage Davis led the charge by putting up 13 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. Davis has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last 23 times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jamaya Crumbley, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 12 boards.
Meanwhile, Macon County came tearing into Friday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 48-28 win. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-7.
Macon County pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Marion County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Marion County came up short against Macon County in their previous meeting back in January, falling 60-53. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Macon County's Morgan Cochran, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. Now that Marion County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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