The Robert C. Byrd Eagles scored the most points they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They strolled past North Marion with points to spare, taking the game 77-61. The victory was just what Robert C. Byrd needed coming off of a 64-35 defeat in their prior game.
Robert C. Byrd found their leader in underclassman Logan Boyce, who scored 26 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Boyce has scored at least a third of Robert C. Byrd's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Camryn Newsuan, who scored 13 points along with three steals.
North Marion lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Caden Morris, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds. Landon Frey was another key contributor, scoring 13 points.
Even though they lost, North Marion smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Robert C. Byrd only pulled down five offensive rebounds.
The win got Robert C. Byrd back to even at 9-9. As for North Marion, their defeat was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 6-10.
Robert C. Byrd won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Liberty at 7:30 p.m. on February 14th. Hopefully Robert C. Byrd focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday. As for North Marion, they will head out on the road to take on Preston at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. North Marion is facing Preston at the right time seeing as Preston is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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