The Marietta Tigers will challenge the Warren Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Marietta is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past Athens 74-50. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Warren came tearing into Friday's contest with 14 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 27.9 points), and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Big Reds by a score of 76-64.
Warren pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for Marietta, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-4 record this season.
Things could have been worse for Marietta, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 77-59 loss to Warren in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Warren's Julian Stadelman, who went 12-for-21 en route to 34 points in addition to six assists and three steals. Now that Marietta 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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