The Marathon Red Raiders will face off against the Abbotsford Falcons at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Marathon has nine straight wins, Abbotsford has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Marathon will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Assumption, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Red Raiders walked away with a 50-41 victory over the Royals on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Red Raiders have won by exactly nine points.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Abbotsford challenged Athens on Tuesday. The Falcons fell just short of the Bluejays by a score of 42-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Falcons have suffered since December 2, 2025.
Abbotsford's loss dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Marathon, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Marathon strolled past Abbotsford in their previous matchup back in February of 2025 by a score of 56-38. Will the Red Raiders repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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