Mullins hasn't had much luck against Marion recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The two teams will face off at 5:00 p.m. without much rest having both just played.
Mullins is headed into the match having just suffered their closest loss since December 11, 2023 on Friday. They fell just short of Kingstree by a score of 48-46. The Auctioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Marion beat Manning 44-40 on Friday. Given the Swamp Foxes' advantage in MaxPreps' South Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 75th, while the Monarchs are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mullins now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Marion, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season.
Mullins lost to Marion at home by a decisive 50-32 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marion's Jaeda Davis, who went 10 for 15 on her way to 29 points and seven steals. Now that Mullins knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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