Marion County is 1-9 against Adair County since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Marion County Knights will host the Adair County Indians at 8:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Marion County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Nelson County, but they still walked away with a 56-50 win.
Meanwhile, Adair County faced Warren Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Adair County fell just short of Warren Central by a score of 58-56. It was the first time this season that the Indians let down their fans at home.
Marion County will have to contain Connor Loy as he made an impact in Adair County's last game. He went 11 of 20 to rack up 23 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. The matchup was Loy's ninth in a row with at least 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaiah Cochran, who posted 13 points and seven boards.
Even though they lost, Adair County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive rebound total in three consecutive contests.
Adair County's loss dropped their record down to 20-5. As for Marion County, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-1 record this season.
Marion County suffered a grim 89-64 defeat to Adair County in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Loy, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and ten rebounds. Now that Marion County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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