The Marietta Tigers will challenge the Federal Hocking Lancers at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Federal Hocking will be up against a hot Marietta team: the squad just extended their winning streak to 18. Marietta breezed by Point Pleasant to the tune of 62-19 on Thursday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Ohio, while the Big Blacks are ranked 613th in West Virginia), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Federal Hocking came tearing into Thursday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Tornadoes as they made off with a 55-30 win.
Federal Hocking is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for Marietta, they pushed their record up to 18-0 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Marietta took their win against Federal Hocking in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 62-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Marietta 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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