Marietta hasn't had much luck against Walton recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Marietta Blue Devils will venture away from home to challenge the Walton Raiders at 7:30 p.m.
On Tuesday, Marietta ended up a good deal behind Etowah and lost 67-51. While losing is never fun, the Blue Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 201st, while the Eagles are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Walton didn't have too much trouble with North Cobb on Friday as they won 60-46.
Walton pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.0 points per game. As for Marietta, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Marietta was taken down by Walton 63-21 when the teams last played back in January. Can Marietta avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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