Having just played yesterday, the Meadville Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Marceline Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Meadville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last six games.
On Thursday, Meadville strolled past Grundy County/Newtown-Harris with points to spare, taking the game 59-44. The Eagles pushed the score to 51-28 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers cut but never quite recovered from.
Meanwhile, Marceline was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were outmatched by Maysville and fell 71-29. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 503rd, while the Wolverines are ranked 164th).
Marceline's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Meadville, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Meadville strolled past Marceline when the teams last played back in January by a score of 54-38. Does Meadville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Marceline turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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