Having just played yesterday, the Marshall Academy Griffons will get right back to it and host the St. Philip Catholic Central Fighting Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on January 19th. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Thursday, Marshall Academy was beaten by Battle Creek Academy 53-10. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Marshall Academy in their matchups with Battle Creek Academy: they've now lost six in a row.
Despite the defeat, Marshall Academy had strong showings from Amiah Poindexter, who scored four points along with four steals, and Malia Taylor, who scored four points along with four steals.
Meanwhile, St. Philip Catholic Central's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fourth straight loss. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 51-50 to Calhoun Christian.
Marshall Academy's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Philip Catholic Central, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 2-5.
