Two dominant guards in Savannah Aparicio and Leah DeWitt are getting ready to go toe-to-toe. Having just played yesterday, the Etowah Eagles will jump right back in to play the Marietta Blue Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Etowah is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest defeat since January 30, 2024 on Thursday. They were outmatched by Cherokee and fell 54-21. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 31st, while the Warriors are ranked fifth).
Meanwhile, Marietta ended up a good deal behind North Paulding on Thursday and lost 70-51. The Blue Devils haven't had much luck with the Wolfpack recently, as the team's come up short the last nine times they've met.
Etowah will need to focus on slowing down Kyann Senior, one of several Marietta players who made an impact when they last played. She dropped a double-double with 17 points and ten rebounds. Senior continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. DeWitt was another key player, putting up 14 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Marietta smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive matches.
Marietta's loss dropped their record down to 15-12. As for Etowah, their defeat dropped their record down to 19-8.
Etowah couldn't quite finish off Marietta in their previous meeting last Tuesday and fell 39-37. Can Etowah avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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