Marshals
| 02/15/25 vs Mt. Vernon | 53-42 |
| 02/11/25 vs Mayfield | 68-43 |
| 02/08/25 @ Mascoutah | 70-65 |
Marshall County had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They came out on top against the Mt. Vernon Rams by a score of 53-42. Given the Marshals' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Kentucky, while the Rams are ranked 71st in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Mt. Vernon still got an impressive performance from Cale Maurer, who went 9-for-13 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance gave Maurer a new career-high in points. Another player making a difference was Marlin Price, who posted nine points.
Marshall County's win bumped their record up to 26-1. As for Mt. Vernon, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
Marshall County will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Christian Fellowship at 6:00 p.m. on February 25th. As for Mt. Vernon, they have already played their next matchup, a 39-36 defeat against Marion on the 21st.
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