The Mart Panthers lost against the Marlin Bulldogs back in February of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Mart had to suffer through a rough 80-30 loss at the hands of Marlin. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Mart in their matchups with Marlin: they've now lost nine in a row.
Marlin's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Jacorian Johnson led the charge by scoring 14 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johnson has scored all season. Aarik Smith-shelley was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with five steals and four blocks.
Mart's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Marlin, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mart will challenge Bremond at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Marlin, they will head out on the road to challenge Riesel at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Riesel will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings (they are ranked 1337th, while Marlin is ranked 508th).
