Marion and West Memphis are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Marion Patriots will welcome the West Memphis Blue Devils at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Marion is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arkansas' top teams: Greene County Tech, who was ranked third at the time (Marion was ranked 19th). Marion took a 59-45 bruising from Greene County Tech on Friday. The Patriots have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.
Meanwhile, West Memphis blew past Paragould, posting a 55-26 win. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 22 points or more this season.
Marion's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-8. As for West Memphis, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-4.
Marion didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against West Memphis when the teams last played back in January, but they still walked away with a 41-35 win. Will Marion repeat their success, or does West Memphis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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