West Port is 1-9 against North Marion since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Port Wolf Pack will square off against the North Marion Colts at 7:30 p.m.
West Port is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They fell just short of Crystal River by a score of 49-47. One positive for the Wolf Pack, at least, is that this was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, North Marion hadn't done well against Forest recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. North Marion came out on top against Forest by a score of 73-60. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Colts.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Marion to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jerdarrius Jackson, who went 8 for 14 en route to 18 points plus five assists and two steals. Jackson has been hot , having posted two or more steals the last eight times he's played. Coy Sizemore was another key player, scoring 12 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals.
North Marion smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in four consecutive matchups.
West Port's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for North Marion, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
West Port was taken down by North Marion 75-33 when the teams last played back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sizemore, who went 9 for 15 en route to 21 points plus five assists and five steals. Now that West Port knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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