Marion was the 36-30 winner over Oak Hill when they last played one another back in November of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Marion Giants were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 42-41 to the Oak Hill Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Giants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 251st, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 62nd).
| 01/21/25 vs Oak Hill | 19 |
| 01/18/25 vs Fort Wayne South Side | 17 |
| 01/14/25 vs Mississinewa | 23 |
| 01/10/25 vs Richmond | 15 |
| 01/04/25 vs Eastern | 25 |
Despite the defeat, Marion saw an underclassman step up: freshman Nyomi Hahn almost dropped a double-double on 19 points and nine boards. The matchup was Hahn's 16th in a row with at least ten points.
Oak Hill got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Morgan Cates out in front who almost dropped a double-double on nine points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance gave Cates a new career-high in boards. Liz Godfrey was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Marion's loss dropped their record down to 9-12. As for Oak Hill, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-1.
Marion wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 50-26 defeat against Lafayette Jefferson on the 24th. Oak Hill has also already played their next game, a 51-45 loss against Alexandria-Monroe on the 25th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
