The Red Creek Rams will head out on the road to square off against the Marion Black Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Red Creek will be strutting in after a win while Marion will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Red Creek humbled Williamson with a 76-41 victory. The Rams have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Marion was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 31st straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Gananda Central and fell 79-16. While losing is never fun, the Black Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New York basketball rankings (they are ranked 833rd, while the Blue Panthers are ranked 273rd).
Red Creek has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.0 points per game. As for Marion, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything came up roses for Red Creek against Marion in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 107-32 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Creek since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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