The Marshall Cardinals will head out on the road to square off against the Cambridge Bluejays at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Marshall comes in on seven and Cambridge on four.
Last Friday, Marshall took their contest with ease, bagging a 92-52 win over Wisconsin Heights. The Cardinals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten matches by 24 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Cambridge strolled past Luther Prep with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 62-43. Given the Bluejays' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Phoenix are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Marshall pushed their record up to 19-4 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 78.4 points over those games. As for Cambridge, their win bumped their record up to 19-3.
Marshall might still be hurting after the 82-62 defeat they got from Cambridge in their previous matchup back in January. Can Marshall avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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