It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but the Marion Giants had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They secured a 64-58 W over the Mavericks. Given Marion's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 95th, while McCutcheon is ranked 245th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jaymen Townsend continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 23 points along with eight rebounds and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 21 or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Logan Barnes, who scored 16 points.
Marion has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for McCutcheon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-17.
Marion didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 89-69 win vs. Logansport on the 1st. McCutcheon does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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