The Booker T. Washington Magnet Yellow Jackets will square off against the Marbury Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Booker T. Washington Magnet ended up a good deal behind Alabama Christian Academy and lost 58-41. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 432nd, while the Eagles are ranked 204th).
Meanwhile, Marbury was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 72-67 to Chilton County. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Thursday (56), the Bulldogs still had to take the loss.
Booker T. Washington Magnet will need focus on slowing down Jason Crenshaw, one of several Marbury players who made an impact when they last played. He posted 15 points. Those 15 points gave Crenshaw a new career-high. Jamar Brown was another key player, putting up 14 points.
Booker T. Washington Magnet has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 12 of their last 13 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-17 record this season. As for Marbury, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11.
Booker T. Washington Magnet was taken down by Marbury 70-42 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Marbury's Jalen Hall, who put up 22 points. Now that Booker T. Washington Magnet knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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