After flying high against Vina last Monday, Marion County came back down to earth. The Marion County Red Raiders lost to the Sulligent Blue Devils at home by a 70-54 margin on Tuesday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Raiders this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 71-64 back in December of 2024.
| 01/28/25 vs Sulligent | 3 |
| 01/27/25 vs Vina | 6 |
| 01/25/25 @ Jasper | 2 |
| 01/21/25 vs Winfield | 2 |
Despite the defeat, Marion County had strong showings from Philip Wilson, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 12 rebounds, and Tye Madison, who posted 17 points along with five boards and three steals. Madison is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Ty Hollis, who scored seven points.
Even though they lost, Marion County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Marion County has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. As for Sulligent, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-8.
Marion County has already played their next game (against Phillips), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sulligent has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Winfield.
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