The Marietta Blue Devils waltzed into their matchup on Monday with five straight wins but they left with six. They blew past Gainesville 71-25 on the road. Marietta has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Marietta was led to victory by Kayla Day and Kyann Senior. Day almost dropped a triple-double on 18 points, nine assists, and ten steals, while Senior dropped a double-double on 21 points and 14 rebounds. Day is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Frances Storey, who scored nine points along with seven steals.
Marietta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Gainesville, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marietta won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against North Paulding at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th. North Paulding is on a four-game streak of home wins, Marietta a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. Gainesville won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Jackson County at 6:00 p.m. on January 16th. Jackson County is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
