The West Marshall Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the East Marshall Mustangs on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
On Tuesday, West Marshall lost to Nevada at home by a 71-56 margin. The Trojans have struggled against the Cubs recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Marshall). They breezed past Meskwaki Settlement to the tune of 98-45 on Tuesday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Warriors are ranked 354th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
East Marshall has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 79.3 points over those games. As for West Marshall, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-10.
West Marshall couldn't quite finish off East Marshall in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 49-47. Can West Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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