The Mars Hill Bible Panthers came tearing into Thursday's contest with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 66-29 win over Marion County at home. Mars Hill Bible has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 13 games by 23 points or more this season.
When it comes to explaining why Marion County lost, one person who can't be blamed is Joe Aldridge. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds. Aldridge has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last nine times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dalyce Floyd, who scored eight points.
Mars Hill Bible's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-2. As for Marion County, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7.
Mars Hill Bible does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Marion County will look to defend their home court on Monday against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Brilliant will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Alabama Rankings (they are ranked 431st, while the Red Raiders are ranked 108th).
