The Frontier Cougars and the Marlington Dukes will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Frontier knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Marlington likes a good challenge.
While Frontier didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They took down St. Marys 72-55 on Saturday. The win was all the more spectacular given the Cougars' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 312th in Ohio, while the Blue Devils are ranked 30th in West Virginia).
Meanwhile, Marlington had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They came out on top against Poland Seminary by a score of 40-33 on Saturday. The 40-point effort marked the Dukes' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Frontier pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Marlington, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
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