On Friday, Marion faced Greene County Tech in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Marion Patriots lost to the Greene County Tech Golden Eagles at home by a 59-45 margin. The Patriots have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Greene County Tech to victory, but perhaps none more so than E'Marriha Johnson, who went 8 of 12 en route to 17 points and six boards. Johnson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Jacey Edrington was another key player, putting up nine points and six assists.
Marion's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8. As for Greene County Tech, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 21-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Marion will host West Memphis at 6:00 p.m. on February 7th. One thing working in West Memphis' favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matches. As for Greene County Tech, they will look to defend their home court on February 7th against Paragould at 6:00 p.m. Greene County Tech is facing Paragould at the right time seeing as Paragould is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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