Marion won the last time they faced Herington, and Jackson Howard did his part to make sure it happened again. The Marion Warriors took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 61-29 win over the Herington Railroaders thanks in part to Howard, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 boards. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last six games he's played.
| 01/21/25 @ Herington | 6 |
| 12/06/24 vs Goessel | 4 |
| 01/13/25 @ Trinity | 4 |
| 01/17/25 vs Inman | 4 |
| 01/18/24 vs Douglass | 4 |
The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Wessel, who posted eight points and six steals. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in steals.
Despite the loss, Herington still got an impressive performance from Mason Mortensen, who had ten points and five boards. That was a full 34.5% of Herington's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
The victory made it two in a row for Marion and bumps their season record up to 4-6. As for Herington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.
Marion will challenge Ell-Saline at 7:30 p.m. on January 28th. Marion is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season. As for Herington, they will square off against Little River at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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