Marion County and Atlanta are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Marion County Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Atlanta Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Marion County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Madison 75-16 last Thursday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Atlanta won against Putnam County on Tuesday with 54 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Wednesday. Atlanta had just enough and edged Putnam County out 54-51. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by exactly three points.
Marion County has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.3 points per game. As for Atlanta, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-1.
Marion County was able to grind out a solid win over Atlanta when the teams last played back in February of 2024, winning 57-50. Will Marion County repeat their success, or does Atlanta have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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