The Marshall Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Monrovia Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses apiece.
Marshall is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Glendale on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Marshall took a blow against Glendale, falling 107-19. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 836th, while the Nitros are ranked 241st).
Meanwhile, Monrovia came up short against Salesian on Tuesday and fell 52-45.
Marshall will need focus on slowing down Kevin Sayles, one of several Monrovia players who made an impact when they last played. He went 7 for 13 on his way to 17 points. Sayles is also crushing it when it comes to steals: he's grabbed at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Julian Cardenas was another key player, putting up nine points and four steals.
Monrovia's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Marshall suffered a grim 67-43 defeat to Monrovia when the teams last played back in January. Can Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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