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| 12/19/25 - Home | 53-58 L |
| 01/24/25 - Home | 48-46 W |
| 01/03/25 - Away | 58-63 L |
| 01/26/24 - Away | 47-60 L |
| 01/05/24 - Home | 65-56 W |
| + 5 more games |
Marlington and Minerva are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. Having just played yesterday, the Dukes will head out on the road to face off against the Lions at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Marlington has struggled recently with four defeats in a row, while Minerva will arrive with four straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 86-54, which was the final score in Marlington's tilt against Garfield Community Learning Center on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Dukes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 608th, while the Golden Rams are ranked 120th).
Meanwhile, Minerva didn't have too much trouble with Tuscarawas Valley on Friday as they won 69-51.
Minerva's win bumped their record up to 11-9. As for Marlington, their loss dropped their record down to 4-15.
Marlington came up short against Minerva when the teams last played back in December of 2025, falling 58-53. Can the Dukes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
