The Marshall Academy Griffons's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Thursday after their fourth straight loss. Their rough 44-21 defeat to Battle Creek Academy might stick with them for a while. Marshall Academy has not had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Marshall Academy saw an underclassman step up: Malia Taylor scored 16 points along with five rebounds and two steals. That was a full 76.2% of Marshall Academy's points, marking the seventh time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Amiah Poindexter, who scored five points.
Battle Creek Academy was led to victory by Olivia Keller and Sofia Keller. Keller dropped a double-double on 16 points and 20 rebounds, while Keller dropped a double-double on 21 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it nine consecutive games in which Keller has scored at least a third of Battle Creek Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Katie Grentz, who scored four points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Marshall Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Battle Creek Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Coincidentally, the pair will both be playing Factoryville Christian the next time they take the court. Marshall Academy will head out to face the at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, while the Tigers will host them at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
