The Marshall Bobcats will head out to take on the Shirley Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Marshall came up short against Tuckerman and fell 63-52. The Bobcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Shirley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight loss dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 57-13 loss at the hands of Concord. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 259th, while the Pirates are ranked 126th).
Shirley's defeat dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Marshall, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Everything went Marshall's way against Shirley when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as Marshall made off with an 82-57 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marshall since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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