The Marion Giants will be home for the holidays to greet the Kokomo Wildkats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marion has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 331 points over their last five matchups.
Winning is just a little bit easier when your three-point shooting is a whole 32% better than the opposition, a fact Marion proved on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 72-46 margin over Wabash. The victory was just what Marion needed coming off of a 82-62 defeat in their prior contest.
It was another big night for Jaymen Townsend, who scored 26 points along with 5 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least 25% of Marion's points. Another player making a difference was Tim Jones, who scored 15 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Kokomo faced Fishers in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Kokomo ended up on the wrong side of a rough 77-55 walloping at the hands of Fishers on Saturday. Kokomo's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kokomo's defeat came about despite a quality game from Karson Rogers, who scored 17 points along with 6 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Flory Bidunga, who scored 4 points along with 6 assists and 5 rebounds.
Marion now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Kokomo, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Some high-performance offense is likely on the agenda as the pair are some of the highest scoring teams in the league. Marion hasn't had any problem running up the score this season, having only averaged 66.2 points per game. However, it's not like Kokomo struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 63.8 per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run up the score up higher Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
Marion took a serious blow against Kokomo when the teams last played back in March, falling 85-51. Will Marion have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
