If Marietta was riding high fresh off their 85-16 takedown of Douglas County last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Marietta Blue Devils received a blow on Saturday as they fell 65-49 to the Holy Innocents Episcopal Golden Bears. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Blue Devils of the 63-29 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2019.
Several Blue Devils players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Mckenzie Everett, who went 6 for 11 en route to 21 points plus seven rebounds. With that strong performance, Everett is now averaging an impressive 16.2 points per game. Another player making a difference was Leah DeWitt, who earned 17 points plus two steals.
Marietta dropped their record down to 2-2 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Marietta will take on North Gwinnett at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Marietta is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for Holy Innocents Episcopal, they will face off against Bolles at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Holy Innocents Episcopal's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
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