Walton was the 49-44 winner over Marianna when they last played one another back in February of 2019, but their luck changed this time around. The Walton Braves fell 63-50 to the Marianna Bulldogs on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Braves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 257th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 78th).
Nykavian Bradley had a dynamite game for Marianna, almost dropping a double-double on 21 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Mobley, who went 7 of 13 on his way to 14 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Walton and nudges their season record down to 6-7. As for Marianna, their record is now 13-3.
Walton will look to defend their home court on Monday against Freeport at 6:30 p.m. Freeport knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Walton likes a good challenge. As for Marianna, they will head out to face off against Lighthouse Private Christian Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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